Quote: Skinner's avoidance of intentional idioms in psychology is too extreme; use intentional terms provisionally and eventually design a mechanism to replace them

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Thus, spruced up, Skinner's position becomes the following: … We can … "agree" with Skinner when we read him between … intentional idioms, for their use presupposes rationality, which … But now Skinner appears to make an important … place in any psychological theory. … There is no reason why intentional terms cannot … to map out the functions of the behavior … [as long as we eventually design] a mechanism to function as specified.   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: psychological theory can not rest on intentional terms; otherwise it presupposes the very thing it is explaining

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