Functionalism — may refer to:* Functionalism (architecture) * Functionalism (philosophy of mind) * Functionalism versus intentionalism (Holocaust history) * Functionalism (psychology)In social sciences:* Functionalism (sociology), or Structural functionalism *… … Wikipedia
funcţionalism — FUNCŢIONALÍSM s.n. Curent în arhitectura secolului al XX lea, care are în vedere în primul rând necesitatea corespondenţei dintre formă şi funcţie, astfel încât aceasta din urmă să fie determinantă. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. fonctionnalisme (după… … Dicționar Român
functionalism — n. 1. a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment. [WordNet 1.5] 2. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
functionalism — UK US /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/ noun [U] HR ► the idea that products, organizations, etc. should be designed to be practical and useful: »The new anti consumers are shunning supermarket functionalism in favour of local traders and farmers markets … Financial and business terms
functionalism — 1914 as a term in social sciences; 1930 in architecture; from FUNCTIONAL (Cf. functional) + ISM (Cf. ism). Related: functionalist … Etymology dictionary
functionalism — [fuŋk′shə nəl iz΄əm] n. 1. the theory or practice in art, architecture, and design that the structure or design of anything should be strongly related to its function 2. the social theory which holds that a society s beliefs, behavior, social… … English World dictionary
functionalism — In the philosophy of mind, functionalism is the modern successor to behaviourism . Its early advocates were Putnam and Sellars, and its guiding principle is that we can define mental states by a triplet of relations: what typically causes them,… … Philosophy dictionary
functionalism — /fungk sheuh nl iz euhm/, n. 1. (usually cap.) Chiefly Archit., Furniture. a. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as… … Universalium
functionalism — structural functionalism … Dictionary of sociology
functionalism — [[t]fʌ̱ŋkʃənəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Functionalism is the idea that the most important aspect of something, especially the design of a building or piece of furniture, is how it is going to be used or its usefulness. [TECHNICAL] Derived words:… … English dictionary
