Great post. The only (small) quibble a Skinnerian might have is separating behavior from cognition, as you do when you distinguish thoughts about behaving from behaving itself. Skinner would say that thinking is also behavior subject to the same selectionist principles, and there is no need to separate them. When viewed in this way, the thinking does not cause the behavior, but is instead just more behavior to be explained. I'm new to your posts, so perhaps you cover this elsewhere.
Thank you for the feedback, Tim! I'll correct this error. We do cover this in other posts, so I'm unsure what we were thinking letting that slide here. Either way, we appreciate you pointing that out.
Faris, I am sorry I did not recognize you. Of course, the conceptual sophistication in these essays makes sense now. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Great post. The only (small) quibble a Skinnerian might have is separating behavior from cognition, as you do when you distinguish thoughts about behaving from behaving itself. Skinner would say that thinking is also behavior subject to the same selectionist principles, and there is no need to separate them. When viewed in this way, the thinking does not cause the behavior, but is instead just more behavior to be explained. I'm new to your posts, so perhaps you cover this elsewhere.
Thank you for the feedback, Tim! I'll correct this error. We do cover this in other posts, so I'm unsure what we were thinking letting that slide here. Either way, we appreciate you pointing that out.
Faris, I am sorry I did not recognize you. Of course, the conceptual sophistication in these essays makes sense now. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
It's okay! It's been a while since we've seen each other. I'm very excited for your feedback. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated.