Berent Enç
Biographic Data
| ID | 1085955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Berent Enç |
| GIVEN NAMES | Berent |
| FAMILY NAME | Enç |
| SIGNATURE | ENÇ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Units of Behavior
1. Introduction . One major concern in cognitive psychology is explaining cognitively motivated behavior. However, attempts to specify the nature of the behavior that psychology is to explain have proved to be somewhat controversial. The aim of this paper is to conduct a preliminary investigation into the kinds of behavior psychology is (or should be) concerned with
David Papineau [1993]
Functions and Goal Directedness
We examine two approaches to functions: etiological and forward-looking. In the context of functions, we raise the question, familiar to philosophers of mind, about the explanatory role of properties that are not supervenient on the mere dispositional features of a system. We first argue that the question has no easy answer in either of the two approaches. We then draw a parallel between functions and goal directedness. We conclude by proposing a…
Not Quite By Accident
In the etiology of teleological functions, what role can be played by accidental occurrences? Douglas Ehring's essay "Accidental Functions" constructs a theory of ideological functions which makes it possible for objects to have functions even when their causal origins are due entirely to accident-be they natural functions (the function of the heart) or artifact functions (the function of a watch). Ehring constructs this view on the basis of a se…
In Defense of the Identity Theory
Function Attributions and Functional Explanations
A series of explanatory hypotheses are examined under the assumption that the logical structure of function attributions is dependent on the methodological constraints which these hypotheses conform to. Two theses are argued for: (1) Given these methodological constraints, if something has the function of doing Y , then normally it is the only kind of thing that can do Y in that kind of system. (2) What distinguishes function attributions from ca…
On the Theory of Action
On the Theory of Action
In Defense of the Identity Theory
Function Attributions and Functional Explanations
A series of explanatory hypotheses are examined under the assumption that the logical structure of function attributions is dependent on the methodological constraints which these hypotheses conform to. Two theses are argued for: (1) Given these methodological constraints, if something has the function of doing Y , then normally it is the only kind of thing that can do Y in that kind of system. (2) What distinguishes function attributions from ca…
Functions and Goal Directedness
We examine two approaches to functions: etiological and forward-looking. In the context of functions, we raise the question, familiar to philosophers of mind, about the explanatory role of properties that are not supervenient on the mere dispositional features of a system. We first argue that the question has no easy answer in either of the two approaches. We then draw a parallel between functions and goal directedness. We conclude by proposing a…
Units of Behavior
1. Introduction . One major concern in cognitive psychology is explaining cognitively motivated behavior. However, attempts to specify the nature of the behavior that psychology is to explain have proved to be somewhat controversial. The aim of this paper is to conduct a preliminary investigation into the kinds of behavior psychology is (or should be) concerned with
Not Quite By Accident
In the etiology of teleological functions, what role can be played by accidental occurrences? Douglas Ehring's essay "Accidental Functions" constructs a theory of ideological functions which makes it possible for objects to have functions even when their causal origins are due entirely to accident-be they natural functions (the function of the heart) or artifact functions (the function of a watch). Ehring constructs this view on the basis of a se…
On the Theory of Action
Function Attributions and Functional Explanations
A series of explanatory hypotheses are examined under the assumption that the logical structure of function attributions is dependent on the methodological constraints which these hypotheses conform to. Two theses are argued for: (1) Given these methodological constraints, if something has the function of doing Y , then normally it is the only kind of thing that can do Y in that kind of system. (2) What distinguishes function attributions from ca…
In Defense of the Identity Theory
Not Quite By Accident
In the etiology of teleological functions, what role can be played by accidental occurrences? Douglas Ehring's essay "Accidental Functions" constructs a theory of ideological functions which makes it possible for objects to have functions even when their causal origins are due entirely to accident-be they natural functions (the function of the heart) or artifact functions (the function of a watch). Ehring constructs this view on the basis of a se…
Functions and Goal Directedness
We examine two approaches to functions: etiological and forward-looking. In the context of functions, we raise the question, familiar to philosophers of mind, about the explanatory role of properties that are not supervenient on the mere dispositional features of a system. We first argue that the question has no easy answer in either of the two approaches. We then draw a parallel between functions and goal directedness. We conclude by proposing a…
David Papineau [1993]
Units of Behavior
1. Introduction . One major concern in cognitive psychology is explaining cognitively motivated behavior. However, attempts to specify the nature of the behavior that psychology is to explain have proved to be somewhat controversial. The aim of this paper is to conduct a preliminary investigation into the kinds of behavior psychology is (or should be) concerned with
Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Cognitive science (3 works) · Function (biology) (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (3 works)