Formalism vs Functionalism - What's the difference?
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Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
(computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
(literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception.
(music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.
(mathematics, physics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
* 2011 , & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe , Allen Lane 2011, p. 54:
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects
(social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment
As nouns the difference between formalism and functionalism
is that formalism is strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc while functionalism is (architecture) a doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.formalism
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(wikipedia formalism)Noun
- Heisenberg seems to have been motivated by his intense annoyance that Schrödinger's more intuitive version of quantum theory was more widely accepted than his own, even though both formalisms led to the same results.