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proper functionalism: a standalone construct

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Epistemology

the theory that a belief has warrant when produced by cognitive faculties working properly in a suitable environment according to a design aimed at truth.

In epistemology, proper functionalism refers to the theory that a belief has warrant when produced by cognitive faculties working properly in a suitable environment according to a design aimed at truth. This meaning comes from Plantinga (1993) in Warrant and Proper Function.[1]

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References

Plantinga, A. (1993). Warrant and Proper Function. Oxford University PressNew York. https://doi.org/10.1093/0195078640.001.0001

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