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Philosophy of mind

the view that mental states are defined by their causal roles linking inputs, other mental states and behavior, not by what they are made of.

In philosophy of mind, functionalism refers to the view that mental states are defined by their causal roles linking inputs, other mental states and behavior, not by what they are made of. This meaning comes from Lewis (1972) in Australasian Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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References

Lewis, D. (1972). Psychophysical and theoretical identifications. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 50(3), 249-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048407212341301

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