PHL240H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Behaviorism, Property Dualism, Type Physicalism
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Begin with conclusion on our discussion with logical behaviorlism discussion. We worked our way up to 3rd argument; this argument is called argument from verificationism. Ver: thesis in the phil of language. The meaning of the statements is given by its verification statement. Very embarrassing: deeper problem is this: in order for verification about meaning to make sense; its ought to make sense that for every statement there really could be some particular set of experiences that would verify it. But for reasons to do with certain developments in phil of science, its plausible to say that individual Rather groups of statements hold theories holism of meaning. 2 events make great trouble: there was very famous review of one of skinner"s major works by very young. Many strong arguments that apparently utterly demolished behaviorlist program. That led pretty quickly to radical overhaul of behaviouralist; recongifured to cognitivism.
