If Functionalism Allows Substrate-Independence, Is It the Superset of Structuralism?
burnt_jester · x · 2026-09-05
The counterargument in the debate: since functionalism only requires function while structuralism requires both function and structure, structuralism is the more specific view and thus the subset — directly challenging the claim that functionalism's independence assertion is the stronger one. A substantive philosophical exchange on criteria for consciousness.
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