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Behaviorism. introduction. Behaviorism. Ravenscroft’s Behaviorism : Mental states are dispositions. Someone is in pain iff he is disposed to cry or wince or… when hit or burned or …
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Behaviorism introduction
Behaviorism Ravenscroft’s Behaviorism: Mental states are dispositions. Someone is in pain iff he is disposed to cry or wince or… when hit or burned or… Behaviorism: Mental states are either behavior or dispositions to behavior. Someone is in pain iff he is crying or wincing or… Someone believes that P iff he is disposed to assert “P” when asked or…
Behaviorism Revised Behaviorism: Mental states are either behavior or dispositions to behavior. Someone is in pain iff he is crying or wincing or… provided that he’s not pretending or acting tough or…