Behaviourism

Question 1

What is Behaviourism

Answer 1

The view that the mind is nothing over and above a way of talking about publically observable human behaviour. Mental state terms can be translated without remainder into behavioural terms

Question 2

What does CARL HEMPEL say about HARD Behaviourism

Answer 2

“there are NO such things as minds, mental events, states, or processes; there are only bodies in motion”

Question 3

Outline a criticism to HEMPEL

Answer 3

• HILARY PUTNAM- ‘Super Spartans, the ability to ‘hide’ one’s feelings BUT ‘speech is a form of behaviour’
• Philosophical zombies therefore, against definition have a mind.

Question 4

What does GILBERT RYLE say about Behaviourism

Answer 4

• As long as we have the ‘disposition’ to act in a certain way then we have the behavioural state required to have a mind.

Question 5

Criticisms of Behaviourism

Answer 5

• Other people are in a better state to know my own mind

- Loss of introspection