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Behaviorism, Identity Theory and Functionalism
Philosopher John Searle explores various perspectives on the mind which he believes are all flawed, including behaviorism and identity theory, then discusses functionalism, which he says is essentially a combination of the other two. According to fu...
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Turning Away From Functionalism
Philosopher Hilary Putnam talks about turning away from his earlier view of functionalism, to another perspective which recognizes the impact and significance of experience and one's social environment on the way one thinks.
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Functionalism
Philosopher Hilary Putnam talks about his early idea about the mind, which he says actually consists of two ideas. One goes back to Aristotle and essentially argues that the mind is not an object but, rather, a system of abilities. The second, relat...