Behaviourism

Which of these was an originator of philosophical behaviourism?

• Gilbert Ryle

• AJ Ayer

• Bernard Williams

• Ben France

Behaviourism builds upon the work of which group of philosophers?

• Sceptics

• Logical positivists

• Empiricists

• Rationalists

What form of behaviourism did Carl Hempel introduce?

• Medium-rare behaviourism

• Soggy behaviourism

• Hard behaviourism

• Soft behaviourism

What is the difference between hard and soft behaviourism?

• Hard = analytic descriptions of behaviour

  Soft = dispositions to behaviour are allowable

• Hard = punching

  Soft = snuggling

• Hard = people must behave in one specific way

  Soft = people can behave in 4 ways, but no more than that

• Not much.

What is a 'disposition to act'?

• An order to act in a certain way

• You will never act in any way ever

• You are likely to act in a way under certain stimuli

• A lump of sugar will melt in tea.

Which of these is NOT an issue with behaviourism?

• Super-Spartans

• Multiple realisability

• Illogical

• Circularity in definition

What are super-Spartans?

• People are are trained to behave in certain ways therefore proving behaviourism.

• Goals

• People who lived in Ancient Greece

• People are are trained not to behave in certain ways therefore disproving behaviourism.

What is the problem of multiple realisability?

• super-Sparans show no behaviour when stimulated

• The definition of behaviourism is circular

• behaviour can be expressed in an almost limitless way therefore hard behaviourism is false

• That multiples are realisable

Can the mind be reduced to behaviour?

• No

• Yes

Why does Ryle call the mind the 'ghost in the machine'?

• the brain is haunted

• Because he's nuts

• Looking at the biological operation of the brain we find no mind

• For the lols