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    functionalism
    in psychology, a broad school of thought originating in the U.S. during the late 19th century that attempted to counter the German school of ... [1 related articles]
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    functionalism
    functionalism 1. Belief that the intended function of something should determine its design, construction, and choice of materials, or a 20th-century design movement based on this. 2. Any philosophy or system that gives practical and utilitarian concerns priority over aesthetic concerns. 3. Any doc...
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    Functionalism
    [architecture] The place of functionalism in building can be traced back to the Vitruvian triad, where `utilitas` (variously translated as `commodity`, `convenience`, or `utility`) stands alongside `venustas` (beauty) and `firmitas` (firmness) as one of three classic goals of architecture. F...
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    Functionalism
    [philosophy of mind] Functionalism is a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy, developed largely as an alternative to both the identity theory of mind and behaviourism. Its core idea is that mental states (beliefs, desires, being in pain, etc.) are constituted solely by their functio...
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    functionalism
    functionalism, in anthropology and sociology, a theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term survival. It was supported by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in the late 19th cent., a reaction against the ...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0819881.html
    
    
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    functionalism
    functionalism, in art and architecture, an aesthetic doctrine developed in the early 20th cent. out of Louis Henry Sullivan's aphorism that form ever follows function. Functionalist architects and artists design utilitarian structures in which the interior program dictates the outward form, without ...
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    Functionalism
    See Functional Psychology.
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    functionalism
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fŭnk′shŭn-ăl-izm Definitions: 1. A branch of psychology concerned with the function of mental processes in humans and animals, especially the role of the mind, intellect, emotions, and behavior in an individual's adaptation to the environment.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=35703
    
    
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    Functionalism
    In architecture and design, the principle of excluding everything that serves no practical purpose. Central to 20th-century modernism, the Functionalist ethic developed as a reaction against the 19th-century practice of imitating and combining earlier styles. Its finest achievements are in the realm...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011973.html
    
    
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    functionalism
    Austere, early 20thC design movement based on the premise that 'form follows function'. The movement's ideas were best expressed in the book Ornament and Crime (1908), by architect Adolf Loos (1870-1933). Functionalism's impact on industrial design was particularly effected through the bauhaus schoo...
    Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-f.html
    
    
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    functionalism
    1) Scientific theory
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