I still have a few more posts on Dewey that I want to put up that lead to an exciting model of cultural evolution, but Carl’s comment to my last post inspired me to write something more about the mind. Carl pointed out how metaphorical my description was, presumably he is making the point that [...]
All posts tagged Behaviorism
Does anything like a mind exist?
Posted by Jeff Carreira on January 12, 2010
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2010/01/12/does-anything-like-a-mind-exist/
Is there any Intelligence in the Universe?
I have been reading more about Behaviorism, including the article that Carl sent us by Robert Epstein, so that we could get a little clearer here about exactly what we are looking into. Maybe I will start with a few definitions of some of the basic learning mechanisms of Behaviorism. Classical Conditioning – Pavlov’s dog: [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on July 20, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/07/20/is-there-intelligence-in-the-universe/
The Indignity of B.F. Skinner
Warning: This post represents my very first thoughts about the Behaviorism of B.F. Skinner and is probably equally likely to offend both fans and foes alike. Those who follow this blog may realize that my friend and brilliant commentor Carl has got me reading B.F. Skinner. Skinner is the famous (and to some infamous) Harvard [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on July 9, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/07/09/the-indignity-of-b-f-skinner/
