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A functional explanation of the presence of an item (e.g., behavior) is typically an explanation telling us that it is there because it has such and such a function in some suitable system. Before we can try to spell out this kind of functional explanation we obviously must say something about what it is for an item to have a function in a system.
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Tuomela, R. (1984). Functional and Invisible Hand Explanation of Social Action. In: A Theory of Social Action. Synthese Library, vol 171. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6317-7_13
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