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28The pragmatics of survival and the nobility of defeatBehavioral and Brain Sciences 9 (4): 709-710. 1986.
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10The What, the How, and the Why: The Explanation of Ernst MachBehavior and Philosophy 31. 2003.Putative distinctions between explanation and description constitute a very old issue in the sciences. Behavior analysts commonly call their science "descriptive" as opposed to "explanatory." One obvious difficulty here is to achieve any agreement on the meaning or use of these terms. Without some agreement, debate is pointless. I examine various uses of these terms and consider whether they have any clearly distinctive meanings in the actual conduct of a science. Many behaviorists are inspired …Read more
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9The Abdication of Belief: A Comment on Foxall's Replies to His CriticsBehavior and Philosophy 36. 2008.
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Georgia Institute of TechnologyRegular Faculty
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind |
General Philosophy of Science |