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Ralph B. Skinner Correspondence
No full textEntries include typed letters of correspondence from the Maine State Library and Skinner\u27s typed acceptance letter to the Maine Author Collection
G. W. Skinner Research Bibliography
No full textThis archive contains the original.enl file of the Skinner Lab research bibliography exported from Endnote to .ris format, as well as a Zotero compliant version of the same bibliography .ris format. The bibliography contains more than 11,000 entries. Some duplicated author names, or inconsistencies from the original data entry process have not been corrected. The contents of the bibliography can be browsed directly on the Zotero website: https://www.zotero.org/groups/skinner_mainbib/items The Zotero website features additional references related to Skinner's work published after 2008
The life and times of the Rev. John Skinner : M.A., of Linshart, Longside, dean of Aberdeen, author of "Tullochgorum," etc. /
No full text"Selections from ... [Bishop Skinner's] poetical works": p. [225]-255.Spine title: Rev. John Skinner of Linshart.Mode of access: Internet
Vignettes of Coastal Plain Geology - Timothy Abbott Conrad (1803-1877)
No full textTimothy Abbott Conra
The author as actor: a defense of Quentin Skinner
No full textIn this thesis, I defend Quentin Skinner's work against some criticisms raised by three of his interlocutors: John Keane, Kennet Minogue, and Joseph Femia. All three of these critics take issue with Skinner's author-centered approach to the historical interpretation of texts. Femia, invoking Roland Barthes 'death of the author' thesis, argues that Skinner's attempt to recover the intentions of authors is impossible. While Minogue and Keane do not dispute the possibility of recovering an author's intentions, they question the unity of such an enterprise. In order to answer Femia's criticism of Skinner, I draw an analogy between Skinner's figure of the author, and Arendt's figure of the political actor. I argue that just as it is possible for someone to know what a political actor is doing in performing a political act, it is similarly possible for an intellectual historian to understand what political acts an author was doing in writing his or her text. To refute Minogue's and Keane's claims that a Skinnerian approach to intellectual history is of no use to the political theorist, I point to three examples of how Skinner's recovery of forgotten political discourses have been applied to contemporary debates in political theory.Graduat
Particulars of My Life
No full textSkinner, B. F. Particulars of my life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976
Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.
The 1st volume of Skinner\u27s autobiography takes him through childhood, adolescence, college, and life in New York\u27s Greenwich Village in the 1920s, when he was attempting to become a writer until at the age of 24 he gave up literature as a career and went to the graduate department of psychology at Harvard. - PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reservedhttps://digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu/jason-brown-library/1043/thumbnail.jp
Interpretação: Um Objetivo e um Método da Ciência de B. F. Skinner
No full textThis paper has the general purpose of presenting Skinner’s vision of interpretation, both as aim and method. Besides, it has as specific purposes (a) to define interpretation, according to Skinner; (b) to indicate when and how the author defends its accomplishment; (c) to relate interpretation with other aims and methods proposed by Skinner; (d) to indicate contributions and limits of interpretation, according to the author. In this regard, we examined 35 texts of Skinner related to the subject, published between 1931 and 1990. Both as aim and method, we show that interpretation offers theoretical, methodological, and technological contributions to Skinner’s science, although it presents limits related to its inferential and speculative nature, as well as to its plausible and sometimes temporary format.Este artigo tem por finalidade geral apresentar a visão de Skinner sobre a interpretação, seja como objetivo ou como método. Além disso, tem como propósitos específicos (a) definir a interpretação, conforme Skinner, (b) apontar quando e como o autor defende a sua realização, (c) relacionar a interpretação a outros objetivos e métodos propostos por Skinner e (d) indicar contribuições e limites da interpretação, segundo o autor. Para isso, examinamos 35 textos de Skinner ligados ao assunto, publicados entre 1931 e 1990. Seja como objetivo ou como método, mostramos que a interpretação oferece contribuições teóricas, metodológicas e tecnológicas à ciência de Skinner, ainda que ela apresente limites relacionados à sua natureza inferencial e especulativa, bem como ao seu caráter plausível e, à s vezes, temporário
Skinner: About Reductionism
No full textO problema do reducionismo é uma questão perene na história e na filosofia da ciência. Tendo em vista a polissemia do termo e dos problemas advindos de se nomear um autor ou uma corrente teórica em ciência como reducionista, buscou-se neste ensaio teórico avaliar a que tipos de proposições reducionistas o pensamento skinneriano se opõe e/ou das quais se aproxima, com a finalidade de buscar reduzir equívocos no emprego desse adjetivo ao pensamento de B. F. Skinner. Para tanto, foi realizada uma análise conceitual de sua extensa obra de caráter teórico, no que se refere à possibilidade de ser categorizada como reducionista. Com exceção do período anterior à publicação do primeiro livro de Skinner em 1938, foram encontradas três categorias de reducionismo discutidas na obra skinneriana. Em uma primeira acepção, Skinner posiciona-se contra o reducionismo de condução derivacional, na segunda, coloca-se contra o reducionismo como uma supersimplificação dos fenômenos comportamentais e, por fim, apresentou-se uma terceira função para o debate ao identificá-lo como um defensor do estatuto nomológico do comportamento. Conclui-se que atribuir o rótulo de reducionista ao pensamento de Skinner não se configura um equívoco, pois esta ideia pode variar em função de que tipo de reducionismo está em questão. Apenas um dos três sentidos do termo reducionismo, o qual se refere a este como uma defesa do estatuto nomológico do comportamento, é concordante com o pensamento de Skinner. Os outros dois sentidos, o de condução derivacional e o de supersimplificação, podem ser considerados incompatíveis com a proposta skinneriana de ciência.Palavras-chave: análise do comportamento; Skinner; reducionismo; redução; análise conceitual.The problem of reductionism is a perennial issue in the history and philosophy of science. In view of the polysemy of the term and the problems arising from naming an author or a theoretical current in science as a reductionist, this theoretical essay sought to assess what types of reductionist propositions Skinnerian thought is opposed to and which ones it approaches, under the justification of seeking to reduce mistakes in the use of this adjective to the thought of Skinner. To this purpose, a conceptual analysis of his extensive theoretical work was carried out, with regard to the possibility of being categorized as reductionist. Except period prior to the publication of Skinner's first book in 1938, three categories of reductionism were found discussed in Skinner's work. In the first meaning, Skinner stands against reductionism of derivational conduction, in the second, he stands against reductionism as oversimplification and, finally, a third function for the debate was introduced by identifying him as a defender of nomological status of behavior. It is concluded that to assign the label of reductionist to Skinner's thought is not a mistake, once this idea can change according to the reductionism type presented. Just one of three reductionism types, which one refers to a defense of the nomological status of behavior, share similarities with Skinner’s thoughts. The other two types, that are derivational and oversimplification, can be considered incompatible with the Skinnerian proposal of science.Keywords: behavior analysis; Skinner; reductionism; reduction; conceptual analysis
Ernest M. Skinner and the American Symphonic Organ
No full textabstract: The organ is in a continued state of evolution, tonally and mechanically, designed by the builder to meet certain expectations related to the musical aesthetics of the time. Organ building in the United States has been influenced by both European organ building traditions and American innovations. During the early twentieth century, Ernest M. Skinner emerged as one of the greatest organ builders in America. Throughout his life, Skinner's quest was to create an "ideal organ," capable of playing a variety of music. Skinner's vision was rooted in the Romantic Movement and influenced by the dynamic gradations and rich, colorful sonorities of orchestral and operatic music of the era. A number of technological developments were applied to the design of the organ which made the romantic organ possible. The prominent European organ builders of the nineteenth century created organs that defined the romantic-style instrument in their respective countries. By the end of the century, American organ builders were creating their own versions. Skinner traveled to Europe to learn what he could from the foreign builders. Skinner built organs that synthesized European and American elements, along with his own innovations, as continuation of nineteenth-century trends that brought the romantic-symphonic organ to its fullest realization. Additionally, Skinner developed many new organ timbres, including a number of stops that imitate various orchestral instruments. The result of Skinner's creative work is the the American symphonic organ. This paper attempts to illustrate how the tonal designs of organs built by Walcker, Cavaillé-Coll, and Willis influenced the work of Skinner and the American symphonic organ. The work of each builder is discussed with descriptions of their designs. The designs and innovations of Skinner are examined as related to these European builders. A number of organ specifications are provided to supplement the information presented here. Today, American symphonic organs, particularly those built by Skinner, are revered for their warmth and charm and are inspiring the work of present day organ builders who are incorporating elements of this style into their own designs.Dissertation/ThesisD.M.A. Music 201
ADEQUABILITY, EFFECTIVENESS, BY-PRODUCTS AND (NON) PRESCRIPTION OF PUNISHMENT IN B. F. SKINNER
No full textSkinner tem sido identificado na literatura analítico comportamental como um autor contrário a utilização da punição ou do controle aversivo em geral. Alguns estudos analisaram algumas obras do autor e identificaram que Skinner ressalta mais pontos negativos do que positivos com relação ao uso do controle aversivo. O objetivo desse estudo foi estender as análises realizadas nos trabalhos anteriores utilizando documentos (artigos, capítulos, livros completos, entrevistas e autobiografias) publicados por Skinner entre 1930 e 1990, com relação à adequabilidade, eficácia, subprodutos e prescrição ou não prescrição da punição. Os resultados indicaram que Skinner apresentou mais descrições classificadas como negativas com relação à adequabilidade, eficácia e subprodutos da punição. Os subprodutos foram classificados em genéricos e específicos. Por fim, os dados foram discutidos em relação a um cenário mais amplo com relação à pesquisa e representação da Análise do Comportamento.Palavras-chave: Skinner, punição, Análise do Comportamento, pesquisa histórico-conceitual.Skinner has been identified in behavior analytic literature as an author contrary to the use of punishment or aversive control in general. Some studies analyzed some works of the author and identified that Skinner highlights more negative than positive points regarding to the use of aversive control. The aim of this study was to extend the analysis made in the previous studies using documents (articles, chapters, books and autobiographies) published by Skinner between 1930 and 1990, regarding to adequacy, effectiveness, by-products and prescription or non-prescription of punishment. The results indicated that Skinner presented more descriptions classified as negative regarding to adequacy, effectiveness, and by-products of punishment. By-products were classified as generic or specific. By the end, the data were discussed in relation to a broader scenario of research and representation of Behavior Analysis. Key words: Skinner, punishment, Behavior Analysis; historical-conceptual research
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