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• 100 1_ |a Garson, Justin, |e author

• 245 10 |a What biological functions are and why they matter / |c Justin Garson, Hunter College, City University of New York.

• 264 _1 |a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; |a New York, NY, USA : |b Cambridge University Press, |c [2019]

• 264 _4 |c ?2019

• 300 __ |a xii, 235 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm.

• 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent

• 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia

• 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier

• 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-232) and index.

• 505 0_ |a Introduction -- Part I. Background: The strangeness of functions -- Function and selection -- Feedback and functions -- Part II. Theory: An explosion of selection processes -- Selection and construction -- A generalized selected effects theory of function -- Proper functions are proximal functions -- When functions do wrong -- Part III. Applications: Function pluralism -- What are mechanisms? -- What are mental disorders? -- A new kind of teleosemantics -- A programmatic epilogue.

• 520 __ |a The biological functions debate is a perennial topic in the philosophy of science. In the first full-length account of the nature and importance of biological functions for many years, Justin Garson presents an innovative new theory, the 'generalized selected effects theory of function', which seamlessly integrates evolutionary and developmental perspectives on biological functions. He develops the implications of the theory for contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of medicine and psychiatry, the philosophy of biology, and biology itself, addressing issues ranging from the nature of mental representation to our understanding of the function of the human genome. Clear, jargon-free, and engagingly written, with accessible examples and explanatory diagrams to illustrate the discussion, his book will be highly valuable for readers across philosophical and scientific disciplines. -- Provided by publisher.

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