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(2011) Brazilian studies in philosophy and history of science, Dordrecht, Springer.
The etiological approach to the concept of biological function, also called teleological or historical, aims to offer an explanation of the function, answering the question of why a trait, organ, biological system or behavior is present in the living organism to which it belongs, performing a functional role.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9422-3_11
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Chediak, K. (2011)., The etiological approach to the concept of biological function, in D. Krause & A. A. Passos Videira (eds.), Brazilian studies in philosophy and history of science, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 161-169.
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