The Dream of Reason: Behaviorist utopia

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  • Marta Gonzalez García

Abstract

This paper introduces two articles written by J. B. Watson, founder of behaviorism, for a general audience. Drawing upon them, it is discussed the role of utopia in science, the social context of radical behaviorism, and psychologists ideas on women, family and childrearing at the beginning of twentieth-century.

 

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J. B. Watson, Radical behaviorism, Science and utopia

Author Biography

Marta Gonzalez García

Departamento de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad

Instituto de Filosofía, CCHS-CSIC

Published

2009-05-05

How to Cite

Gonzalez García, M. (2009). The Dream of Reason: Behaviorist utopia. Athenea Digital. Revista De Pensamiento E investigación Social, (15), 181–192. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenead/v0n15.639

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