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It is functions all the way down: physical substrate refers only to a particular representational medium implemented as discernible differences

Radical functionalist claim grounding computationalism: no substrate is metaphysically privileged over its functional description

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Epistemological position that what any phenomenon is is its causal/operational role; rejects hidden essence; foundational to CIMC's stance

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