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jroloff.bsky.social @jroloff.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I have a new paper in Synthese! I argue: Millikan’s notions of relational, adapted, and derived proper functions are indispensable parts of every selected effects theory of functions and of teleosemantics! Further, they solve teleosemantics’ problem of novel contents! doi.org/10.1007/s112...

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The indispensability of relational, adapted, and derived proper functions - Synthese

Since the early debates on teleosemantics, there have been people objecting that teleosemantics cannot account for evolutionarily novel contents such as “democracy” (e.g., Peacocke in A Study of Conce...

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Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Check out this new paper: @jroloff.bsky.social argues that Millikan’s relational, adapted, and derived proper functions are essential for explaining novel contents and ontogenetic traits, countering Garson and @davidpapineau.bsky.social’s criticisms. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

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Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Hanzhe Dong & @gualtiero.bsky.social respond to @jroloff.bsky.social, @frabellazzi.bsky.social, and my critique of GCA, defending it as foundational for biological functions. They address normativity, incidental effects, and novel traits. Read their response: philosophyofbrains.com/2024/12/13/r...

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By Hanzhe Dong and Gualtiero Piccinini Introduction What are biological functions, and how should we think about them? This question has been controversial in the philosophy of biology (and technol…

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jroloff.bsky.social @jroloff.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Both parts of the response to Dong‘s and @gualtiero.bsky.social blog post about biological functions on @philosophyofbrains.com that I wrote with @fhundertmark.bsky.social and @frabellazzi.bsky.social are out now. We argue that selection is inescapable! It was a pleasure writing this with you!

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Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

“Do we need to rethink biological functions?” With @jroloff.bsky.social & @frabellazzi.bsky.social, I respond to Dong & @gualtiero.bsky.social’s critique of the selected effects theory. We argue: Selection is inescapable! Part 1 now on @philosophyofbrains.com: philosophyofbrains.com/2024/12/10/s...

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Fabian Hundertmark, Bielefeld UniversityJakob Roloff, Justus-Liebig-University GießenFrancesca Bellazzi, University of Oslo, ERC Project Assembling Life (no.101089326) 1. Introduction Functions are…

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Gualtiero Piccinini @gualtiero.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Check out this exchange on functions. Out reply will be posted soon

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