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Norms of nature :naturalism and the nature of functions
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Davies, Paul Sheldon.

Originally published: 2001.The components of living systems strike us as functional-as for the sake of certain ends--and as endowed with specific norms of performance. The mammalian eye, for example, has the function of perceiving and processing light, and possession of this property tempts us to claim that token eyes are supposed to perceive and process light. That is, we tend to evaluate the …

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1st MIT Press pbk. ed.
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9780262271257
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1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages) :illustrations.
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