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Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism.

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Staddon, JER
Published in: The Behavior analyst
January 2013

David Hume argued that ought cannot be derived from is. That is, no set of facts, no amount of scientific knowledge, is by itself sufficient to urge us to action. Yet generations of well-meaning scientists (more and more as secular influences grow in the West) seem to have forgotten Hume's words of wisdom. All motivated action depends ultimately on beliefs that cannot be proved by the methods of science, that is, on faith.

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The Behavior analyst

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2196-8918

ISSN

0738-6729

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

36

Issue

2

Start / End Page

229 / 238

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Staddon, J. E. R. (2013). Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism. The Behavior Analyst, 36(2), 229–238. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03392309
Staddon, J. E. R. “Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism.The Behavior Analyst 36, no. 2 (January 2013): 229–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03392309.
Staddon JER. Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism. The Behavior analyst. 2013 Jan;36(2):229–38.
Staddon, J. E. R. “Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism.The Behavior Analyst, vol. 36, no. 2, Jan. 2013, pp. 229–38. Epmc, doi:10.1007/bf03392309.
Staddon JER. Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism. The Behavior analyst. 2013 Jan;36(2):229–238.
Journal cover image

Published In

The Behavior analyst

DOI

EISSN

2196-8918

ISSN

0738-6729

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

36

Issue

2

Start / End Page

229 / 238

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 1701 Psychology