Some more similarities between Peirce and Skinner

被引:12
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作者
Moxley, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] W Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
来源
BEHAVIOR ANALYST | 2002年 / 25卷 / 02期
关键词
C; S; Peirce; radical behaviorism; B; F; Skinner; nominalism; positivism; pragmatism; realism; selves; truth;
D O I
10.1007/BF03392058
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
C. S. Peirce is noted for pioneering a variety of views, and the case is made here for the similarities and parallels between his views and B. E Skinner's radical behaviorism. In addition to parallels previously noted, these similarities include an advancement of experimental science, a behavioral psychology, a shift from nominalism to realism, an opposition to positivism, a selectionist account for strengthening behavior, the importance of a community of selves, a recursive approach to method, and the probabilistic nature of truth. Questions are raised as to the extent to which Skinner's radical behaviorism, as distinguished from his S-R positivism, may be seen as an extension of Peirce's pragmatism.
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页码:201 / 214
页数:14
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