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Categories: Mind–body problem, Metaphysics of mind, Cognition, Cognitive science, archived copy as title

functionalism analytic functionalism Functionalism and mind Homuncular functionalism machine-state functionalism

A psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment WordNet 3.0

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A psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In philosophy of mind, functionalism is the thesis that each and every mental state is constituted solely by its functional role, which means its causal relation to other mental states, sensory inputs, and behavioral outputs. Wikipedia

A theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy Wikipedia Disambiguation

Philosophy of mind that mental states are driven by their function Wikidata

A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment. Wiktionary

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