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Smith shows convincingly that the positivists of the Vienna Circle had no influence upon the behaviorists during their formative years from 1925 to 1945. He establishes his view both by minute analysis of the relevant doctrines and by little known biographical data

Smith shows convincingly that the positivists of the Vienna Circle had no influence upon the behaviorists during their formative years from 1925 to 1945. He establishes his view both by minute analysis of the relevant doctrines and by little known biographical data. Though well done, this is a very difficult work suitable only for scholars specializing in the history of science of that era. Sidney Gendin, Philosophy Dept. Eastern Michigan Univ.

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Laurence D. Smith (October 28, 1950) is an American psychologist, historian of psychology, philosopher of science, and emeritus professor at the . Behaviorism and logical positivism: A reassessment of the alliance Smith, L. . Smith (October 28, 1950) is an American psychologist, historian of psychology, philosopher of science, and emeritus professor at the University of Maine. He was trained in history and philosophy of science at Indiana University (. 1975) and history of psychology at the University of New Hampshire (P. & Woodward, W. R. (Ed. B. F. Skinner and behaviorism in American culture Smith, L. D. (1992).

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Volume 23, July 1987. Behaviorism and Logical Positivism: A Reassessment of the Alliance. Stanford University Press, 1986. Indeed, I do not believe it was an alliance at all, and, hence, not quite accurately called a failed alliance.

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Logical positivism is an approach to philosophy of science that was developed . Behaviorism and Logical Positivism. A Reassessment of the Alliance. Aspects of Scientic Explanation.

This project called for strict logical and empirical criteria for assigning meaning to terms and truth value to propositions.