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teleosemantics

teleosemantics noun: the view that the notion of representation should be defined with respect to biological function.

Noun

teleosemantics (uncountable)

  1. The view that the notion of representation should be defined with respect to biological function.

Origin of teleosemantics

From teleo- + semantics, introduced by Ruth Millikan who attributes it to Steven Wagner.

Questions about teleosemantics

What does teleosemantics mean?
Teleosemantics means the view that the notion of representation should be defined with respect to biological function.
What part of speech is teleosemantics?
Teleosemantics is a noun.

Words near teleosemantics in the dictionary

  1. teleosaurians
  2. teleosaurid
  3. teleosaurids
  4. teleosaurs
  5. teleosemantic
  6. teleosemantics
  7. teleost
  8. teleostean
  9. teleosteans
  10. teleostome
  11. teleostomes

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