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- Title
COMMITMENTS WITH REDUCTIVE AND EMERGENT RELATIONS IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
- Authors
Lazzeri, Filipe; Zilio, Diego
- Abstract
The philosophical debate on reduction and emergence commonly springs from the division of domains (and subdomains) correlated with the sciences, such as biological domains (e.g., genetics and physiology) and psychological domains (e.g., learning, perception, emotions). These domains are interconnected, with some depending on or composed of elements from others. The debate revolves around whether certain domains are reducible or irreducible to those on which they depend or are composed. In this work, following an examination of common interpretations of the notions of reduction and emergence, we aim to identify and compare radical behaviorism and molar behaviorism as regards the reducibility or irreducibility between the following pairs of domains: (i) behavioral - physiological; (ii) psychological - behavioral; (iii) teleological - contingencies of natural or operant selection; and (iv) cultural - behavioral. This article contributes, among other things, to explaining several core similarities and differences between radical behaviorism (as worked out by B. F. Skinner) and molar behaviorism (as worked out by W. M. Baum and H. Rachlin); as well as some conceptual aspects pertaining to the identity of behavior analysis and its interfaces with related research areas both in natural and social sciences.
- Subjects
SKINNER, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990; BEHAVIORAL assessment; BEHAVIORISM (Psychology); NATURAL selection; TEST interpretation; NATURE reserves; MATE selection
- Publication
Behavior & Philosophy, 2023, Vol 51, p102
- ISSN
1053-8348
- Publication type
Article