{"product_id":"the-explanation-of-behaviour-9780367705213","title":"The Explanation of Behaviour","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Explanation of Behaviour\u003c\/em\u003e was the first book written by the renowned philosopher Charles Taylor. A vitally important work of philosophical anthropology, it is a devastating criticism of the theory of behaviourism, a powerful explanatory approach in psychology and philosophy when Taylor's book was first published. However, Taylor has far more to offer than a simple critique of behaviourism. He argues that in order to properly understand human beings, we must grasp that they are embodied, minded creatures with purposes, plans and goals, something entirely lacking in reductionist, scientific explanations of human behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylorâs book is also prescient in according a central place to non-human animals, which like human beings are subject to needs, desires and emotions. However, because human beings have the unique ability to interpret and reflect on their own actions and purposes and declare them to others, Taylor argues that human experience differs to that of oth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A vehemently interesting book. The philosophical part displays the most remarkable grasp of the contemporary philosophical situation and its historical roots... There is also a satisfactory absence of the tones and attitudes of any particular philosophical school.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eElizabeth Anscombe\u003cem\u003e, The New Statesman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A most valuable and systematic account of a major problem in the explanation of behaviour. His arguments are both powerful and of the greatest possible general interest.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A vehemently interesting book. The philosophical part displays the most remarkable grasp of the contemporary philosophical situation and its historical roots... There is also a satisfactory absence of the tones and attitudes of any particular philosophical school.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eElizabeth Anscombe,\u003cem\u003e The New Statesman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A most valuable and systematic account of a major problem in the explanation of behaviour. His arguments are both powerful and of the greatest possible general interest.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition \u003cem\u003eAlva Noë \u003c\/em\u003ePreface to the Routledge Classics Edition \u003cem\u003eCharles Taylor \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Explanation by Purpose \u003c\/strong\u003e1. Purpose and Teleology 2. Action and Desire 3. Intentionality 4. The Data Language 5. The Problem of Verification \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Theory and Fact \u003c\/strong\u003e6. The Determinants of Learning 7. What Is Learned? 8. Spatial Orientation 9. The Direction of Behaviour 10. The Ends of Behaviour 11. Conclusion \u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018032447831,"sku":"9780367705213","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367705213.jpg?v=1750775417","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-explanation-of-behaviour-9780367705213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}