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

== See also == Danish functional linguistics Functional (disambiguation) Functional psychology Neofunctionalism