Science and Philosophy of Behavior by William M. Baum - 9781119880868

Science and Philosophy of BehaviorSelected Papers\nAuthor(s): William M. Baum\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781119880868, 978-1119880868\nSynopsis\nRediscover the science and philosophy of behavior\n\n 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).\n\n 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 [url] Skinner's seminal works. The book also links behaviorism to anthropology in its fi.