Two arguments for the etiological theory over the modal theory of biological function

Leahy, Brian; Huber, Maximilian

Two arguments for the etiological theory over the modal theory of biological function

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Date

2017

Authors

Leahy, Brian

Huber, Maximilian

DOI (citable link)

10.1007/s11229-014-0544-9

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Linguistik

Publication type

Journal article

Publication status

Published

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Synthese ; 194 (2017), 4. - pp. 1169-1187. - ISSN 0039-7857. - eISSN 1573-0964

Abstract

This paper contains a positive development and a negative argument. It develops a theory of function loss and shows how this undermines an objection raised against the etiological theory of function in support of the modal theory of function. Then it raises two internal problems for the modal theory of function.

Subject (DDC)

400 Philology, Linguistics

Keywords

Function, Function loss, Modal theory, Counterfactuals, Etiological theory, David Lewis, Ruth Millikan

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LEAHY, Brian, Maximilian HUBER, 2017. Two arguments for the etiological theory over the modal theory of biological function. In: Synthese. 194(4), pp. 1169-1187. ISSN 0039-7857. eISSN 1573-0964. Available under: doi: 10.1007/s11229-014-0544-9

BibTex

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  number={4},
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  journal={Synthese},
  pages={1169--1187},
  author={Leahy, Brian and Huber, Maximilian}
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