teleosemantics

noun

teleosemantics

noun

Etymology From teleo- + semantics, introduced by Ruth Millikan who attributes it to Steven Wagner.

1

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences The view that the notion of representation should be defined with respect to biological function.

Related terms
biosemantics, teleosemantic

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.