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Fue Wittgenstein un conductista? La necesidad de criterios públicos para el juego de lenguaje de lo "interno" y sus implicaciones para la psicología
Was Wittgenstein a behaviourist? The need for an outer criterion of an 'inner' language game, and the consequences for psychology
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Abstract This article argues for a behaviourist interpretation of Wittgenstein. We propose an 'epistemological behaviourist' account of his notion of language games. The behaviourist line we propose does not deny the ontological existence of the mental, and it understands 'behaviour' in the widest, most soci... view more
This article argues for a behaviourist interpretation of Wittgenstein. We propose an 'epistemological behaviourist' account of his notion of language games. The behaviourist line we propose does not deny the ontological existence of the mental, and it understands 'behaviour' in the widest, most social, sense. The gist of our argument is that any supposedly 'inner' language
game must inevitably rely on external, publicly available criteria. We explore the possibility of developing a social-psychological epistemology based on a Skinnerian analysis of language yet consistent with the Wittgensteinian perspective. We end with a discussion of the implications for Psychology of a behaviourist epistemology.... view less
Classification
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Wittgenstein, Ludwig Joseph Johann; Language; Epistemology; Behaviorism; Skinner, Burrhus Frederic
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2004
Page/Pages
p. 13-30
Journal
Athenea Digital: Revista de Pensamiento e Investigacion Social (2004) 6
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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