PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Behaviorism, Psychological Types, Testability
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There are three non-dualist/materialist theories of mind. Stands out because it denies mentalism: mentalism: the idea that mental states are inner states which cause behaviour and are the effects of physical stimuli. Generally unobservable mental states: mind/bind identity theory, functionalism. Instead, we are characterizing the person in terms of what he or she might do in particular situations or environmental interactions. Ryle argued the ghost in the machine" problem: if mentalism is true, this means that nobody knows if anybody else has any mental states then since they are unobservable mental states. The problem of other minds": we don"t observe what others think, we only observe how they behave. Mental states: (1) in my own case, i notice that when i produce behavior b, i usually am in mental state m. (2) i observe that another individual (o) is now producing behavior b. So, o is now in mental state m.
