Functional anatomy: A taxonomic proposal

Ingvar Johansson; Barry Smith; Katherine Munn; Nikoloz Tsikolia; Kathleen Elsner; Dominikus Ernst; Dirk Siebert

doi:10.1007/s10441-005-2525-3

Functional anatomy: A taxonomic proposal

Ingvar Johansson
, Barry Smith
, Katherine Munn
, Nikoloz Tsikolia
, Kathleen Elsner
, Dominikus Ernst
, Dirk Siebert

Philosophy

Saarland University

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Abstract

It is argued that medical science requires a classificatory system that (a) puts functions in the taxonomic center and (b) does justice ontologically to the difference between the processes which are the realizations of functions and the objects which are their bearers. We propose formulae for constructing such a system and describe some of its benefits. The arguments are general enough to be of interest to all the life sciences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	153-166
Number of pages	14
Journal	Acta Biotheoretica
Volume	53
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10441-005-2525-3
State	Published - Dec 2005

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