Science and Philosophy of Behavior (eBook)
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-88088-2 (ISBN)
Rediscover the science and philosophy of behavior
In Science and Philosophy of Behavior: Selected Papers, distinguished researcher W. M. Baum delivers an expansive collection of incisive papers setting out a new paradigm of thinking about behavior. The book offers only articles that put forward a philosophical and theoretical framework for an effective natural science of behavior. Quantitative analysis is largely avoided (except for a paper on, of all things, avoidance).
Organized into three parts, the author explains the flow-like nature of behavior and its link to evolution, as well as descriptions of a pure form of behaviorism that correct some flaws in B.F. Skinner’s seminal works. The book also links behaviorism to anthropology in its final section.
Readers will also find:
- Fulsome descriptions of the molar nature of behavior and why the molecular view is misguided
- Re-imaginations of the concept of reinforcement, including considerations of allocation, induction, and contingency
- Explorations of the links between behavior analysis and Darwinian evolutionary processes
An essential critique—and reorganization—of behavior theory and philosophy, Science and Philosophy of Behavior: Selected Papers is a controversial, fascinating, and eye-opening journey through a half-century of transformational work in the field.
William M. Baum is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire and a Research Associate at the University of California, Davis. He has published over one hundred journal articles and has over twenty years' teaching experience at universities including Harvard and the University of New Hampshire. His research interests include choice, cultural evolution, behavioral processes, and the philosophy of behavior.
Rediscover the science and philosophy of behavior In Science and Philosophy of Behavior: Selected Papers, distinguished researcher W. M. Baum delivers an expansive collection of incisive papers setting out a new paradigm of thinking about behavior. The book offers only articles that put forward a philosophical and theoretical framework for an effective natural science of behavior. Quantitative analysis is largely avoided (except for a paper on, of all things, avoidance). Organized into three parts, the author explains the flow-like nature of behavior and its link to evolution, as well as descriptions of a pure form of behaviorism that correct some flaws in B.F. Skinner's seminal works. The book also links behaviorism to anthropology in its final section. Readers will also find: Fulsome descriptions of the molar nature of behavior and why the molecular view is misguided Re-imaginations of the concept of reinforcement, including considerations of allocation, induction, and contingency Explorations of the links between behavior analysis and Darwinian evolutionary processes An essential critique and reorganization of behavior theory and philosophy, Science and Philosophy of Behavior: Selected Papers is a controversial, fascinating, and eye-opening journey through a half-century of transformational work in the field.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.7.2022 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie |
| Veterinärmedizin | |
| Schlagworte | Angewandte Psychologie • animal behavior • Applied Psychology • behavior flow • Behaviorism • behavior philosophy • behavior philosophy papers • behavior science • behavior science papers • BF Skinner • Biowissenschaften • flow of behavior • Life Sciences • molar view of behavior molecular view of behavior • Psychologie • Psychology • stimulus-response pairs • Verhaltensforschung • Zoologie / Verhaltensforschung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-88088-2 / 1119880882 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-88088-2 / 9781119880882 |
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