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What does functionalism mean?

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  1. (architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction
  2. (philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects
  3. (social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society
  4. (psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment
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While her work features the austerity and functionalism of Modernism, it somehow seems softer, more human and witty.
This volume of Ned Block's writings collects his papers on consciousness, functionalism, and representationism.
In the metaphysics of mind, too, behavioristic themes survive in the approach to mind known as functionalism.
With few exceptions, functionalism in Sweden was a matter of aesthetics, not of ideology.
Architects have rich thoughts on function and functionalism derived from their experiences, but I have not seen these codified.
He brought these disparate objects together to demonstrate their kinship and identify their aesthetics as one with their functionalism.

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