@misc{Lexicon of Arguments, title = {Quotation from: Lexicon of Arguments – Concepts - Ed. Martin Schulz, 28 Mar 2024}, author = {McGinn,Colin}, subject = {Functionalism}, note = {II 71 Theory/McGinn: What makes a scientific theory successful? >Theory, >Success. Functional analysis: What makes the kidney effective as a filter system, makes it inefficient as pumping system at the same time.> >Functional explanation. The design of a machine is definitely not a question of "Where there’s a will, there’s a way". Our language is useless when it comes to seeing the world as it is, just as the eye cannot speak. >Language.}, note = { McGinn I Colin McGinn Problems in Philosophy. The Limits of Inquiry, Cambridge/MA 1993 German Edition: Die Grenzen vernünftigen Fragens Stuttgart 1996 McGinn II C. McGinn The Mysteriouy Flame. Conscious Minds in a Material World, New York 1999 German Edition: Wie kommt der Geist in die Materie? München 2001 }, file = {http://philosophy-science-humanities-controversies.com/listview-details.php?id=223275} url = {http://philosophy-science-humanities-controversies.com/listview-details.php?id=223275} }