Functional Role Semantics

Functional Role Semantics is a theory of mental content that identifies the meaning of a mental representation with its causal or inferential role within a cognitive system, distinguishing it from referential or informational semantics by emphasizing functional relations over external reference.

31

Publications

2.2K

Citations

51

Authors

27

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Conceptual Role Semantics

Authors

51

  1. NB
    Ned Block

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 231 citations

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  2. GP
    Gian Piero Zarri

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  3. RW
    Ralph Wedgwood

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 254 citations

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  4. BL
    Brian Loar

    University of Southern California, United States

    1 publications · 61 citations

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  5. SA
    Samuel A. Mehr

    Harvard University, United States

    1 publications · 29 citations

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Venues

  1. Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic

    3 publications · 431 citations

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  2. The Philosophical Review

    2 publications · 254 citations

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  3. Canadian Journal of Philosophy

    CJP · 1 publications · 84 citations

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  4. American Psychologist

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Theoria

    1 publications · 14 citations

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