Función como concepto teórico
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-31662011000400006Palavras-chave:
Función, Explicación funcional, Darwin, Teoría de la evolución, Biología funcional, Estructuralismo metateóricoResumo
En este artículo, se pretende brindar una nueva perspectiva al respecto de la atribución de funciones en biología. La idea consiste en considerar que los conceptos funcionales son conceptos primitivos de una teoría científica, tal como desarrollada por Darwin en sus textos sobre la fecundación cruzada. Intentaré mostrar que teorías, que hacen ese uso de los conceptos funcionales, tienen características sintomáticas de teorías consideradas habitualmente genuinas y compararé mi enfoque con otros alternativos acerca de las funciones. En la reconstrucción, se presupondrán las herramientas del estructuralismo metateórico.
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