Three philosophical positions of Requirements

Three key arguments stand out, Behaviourism, Functionalism and Cognitivism, which promulgate a claim to be theoretical solutions to Descartes’ dualism. The Cartesian challenge, the problem of other-minds, and the mind-body problem, has long held a certain fascination and engagement for computer scientists, supplying the foundations for some very powerful arguments, whose relevance, underpinning and justification still reverberate around today in much IS thinking. Its relevance is especially pertinent to a theory of Requirements; this is a brief discussion on how Behaviourism, Cognitivism and Functionalism underpin Requirements
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