Book contents
- What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter
- What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background
- Part II Theory
- Chapter 4 An Explosion of Selection Processes
- Chapter 5 Selection and Construction
- Chapter 6 A Generalized Selected Effects Theory of Function
- Chapter 7 Proper Functions Are Proximal Functions
- Chapter 8 When Functions Go Wrong
- Part III Applications
- A Programmatic Epilogue
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - A Generalized Selected Effects Theory of Function
from Part II - Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2019
- What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter
- What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background
- Part II Theory
- Chapter 4 An Explosion of Selection Processes
- Chapter 5 Selection and Construction
- Chapter 6 A Generalized Selected Effects Theory of Function
- Chapter 7 Proper Functions Are Proximal Functions
- Chapter 8 When Functions Go Wrong
- Part III Applications
- A Programmatic Epilogue
- References
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- What Biological Functions Are and Why They Matter , pp. 93 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019