Science and Philosophy of Behavior - Selected Papers (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	WM Baum
Dimensions:	253 x 178 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-119-88086-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > General
LSN:	1-119-88086-6
Barcode:	9781119880868

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