How Hume's Philosophy Informed Radical Behaviorism.
The present paper analyzes consistencies between the philosophical systems of David Hume and B. F. Skinner, focusing on their conceptualization of causality and attitudes about scientific behavior. The ideas that Hume initially advanced were further developed in Skinner's writings and shaped the behavior-analytic approach to scientific behavior. Tracing Skinner's logical antecedents allows for additional historical and philosophical clarity when examining the development of radical behaviorism.
Department of Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 USA.
Andrew E
AE
Nuzzolilli
Department of Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 USA.
James W
JW
Diller
Causality; Hume; Logic; Radical behaviorism; Skinner