philosophical behaviorism

Noun

philosophical behaviorism (uncountable)

1. (US) Synonym of behaviorism.
   • Indeed one of the motives of philosophical behaviorism was to defend verificationism by showing that it need not classify the bulk of folk psychology's mentalistic terminology as nonsense.1983, Stephen P. Stich, From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science: The Case against Belief, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: The MIT Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 3
   • In fact, philosophical behaviorism is not so much a theory about what mental states are (in their inner nature) as it is a theory about how to analyze or to understand the vocabulary we use to talk about them.1984, Paul M. Churchland, Matter and Consciousness, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: The MIT Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 23

   Synonyms:

   analytic behaviorism, analytic behaviourism, analytical behaviorism, analytical behaviourism, behaviorism, behaviourism, logical behaviourism, philosophical behaviourism