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Abstract
Biologists appeal to "functional explanation" as an ubiquitous explanatory strategy for understanding anticipation to environmental demands. However, functional explanation remains one of the most controversial issues in philosophy of biology : two main philosophical approaches address biological functions from disparate views. In this paper, I sketch out how neither etiological approaches nor systemic approaches pay enough attention to functional explanation as used in biological practice. I suggest that a detailed comparison of mechanisms in both accounts may be fruitful in identifying common problems and suitable solutions.
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Bibliographical reference
Luis Ramírez-Trejo, « Two Functional Approaches to Anticipation in Biology », CASYS, 23 | 2010, 86-93.
Electronic reference
Luis Ramírez-Trejo, « Two Functional Approaches to Anticipation in Biology », CASYS [Online], 23 | 2010, Online since 14 October 2024, connection on 27 December 2024. URL : http://popups.uliege.be/3041-539x/index.php?id=4619
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Luis Ramírez-Trejo
Department of Philosophy & Moral Science, Blandijnberg 2 – Room 210, 9000 Ghent, Belgium