• Functionalism (sociology), or structural functionalism, a theoretical tradition within sociology and anthropology
• Functionalism (architecture)
  Functionalism (architecture)
  Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
  
  
• Functionalism (philosophy of mind)
  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 are constituted solely by their functional role — that is, they are causal relations to other mental...
  
  
• Functionalism versus intentionalism
  Functionalism versus intentionalism
  Functionalism versus intentionalism is a historiographical debate about the origins of the Holocaust as well as most aspects of the Third Reich, such as foreign policy...
  
  , a historiographical debate about the origins of the Holocaust
• Functional psychology
  Functional psychology
  Functional psychology or functionalism refers to a general psychological philosophy that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person's environment. As such, it provides the general basis for developing psychological theories not readily testable by controlled...
  
  
• Functionalism in international relations
  Functionalism in international relations
  Functionalism is a theory of international relations that arose during the inter-War period principally from the strong concern about the obsolescence of the State as a form of social organization...
  
  
• Functionalist theories of grammar

See also

• Danish Functionalism
  Danish Functionalism
  Danish functional linguistics is a strand of functional linguistics drawing heavily on the work and ideas of Louis Hjelmslev, but also other functional frameworks such as cognitive semantics and Simon Dik's functional grammar. It is mainly associated with linguists at the University of Copenhagen...
  
  
• Neofunctionalism
  Neofunctionalism
  Neofunctionalism is a theory of regional integration, building on the work of Ernst B. Haas, an American political scientist and also Leon Lindberg, an American political scientist...
  
  
• Functional (disambiguation)