Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Responsive image


Logical behaviorism

In the philosophy of mind, logical behaviorism (also known as analytical behaviorism)[1] is the thesis that mental concepts can be explained in terms of behavioral concepts.[2]

Logical behaviorism was first stated by the Vienna Circle, especially Rudolf Carnap.[2] Other philosophers with sympathies for behaviorism included C. G. Hempel, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and W. V. O. Quine (1960).[2][3] A more moderate form of analytical behaviorism was put forward by the Oxford philosopher Gilbert Ryle in his book The Concept of Mind (1949).[4][2]

  1. ^ Alex Barber, Robert J Stainton (eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, Elsevier, 2010, p. 33.
  2. ^ a b c d Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). "Behaviorism". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  3. ^ Hempel, C. G. The Logical Analysis of psychology. 1935.
  4. ^ Neil Tennant, Introducing Philosophy: God, Mind, World, and Logic, Routledge, 2015, p. 299.

Previous Page Next Page






Béhaviorisme logique French Filosofisch behaviorisme Dutch Behawioryzm logiczny Polish

Responsive image

Responsive image