Functionalism

Functionalism may refer to:

Functionalism (aesthetics), a doctrine declaring that only objects based on utility and economy can be beautiful
Functionalism (architecture), the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building
Functionalism in international relations, a theory that arose during the inter-War period
Functional linguistics, a theoretical approach to the study of language
Functionalism (philosophy of mind), a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy
Functionalism versus intentionalism, a historiographical debate about the origins of the Holocaust
Structural functionalism, a theoretical tradition within sociology and anthropology
Biological functionalism, an anthropological paradigm
Functionalism (sociology of science), a concept due to Robert K. Merton

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