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- uncountableOpposition to mentalism.
Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism.
1995, Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics, volumes 11-12, page 932 more examples
Skinner's obstinate antimentalism appears as his major flaw, if not his capital sin. To them, it definitely leaves him behind, alien to the current advances of psychology, […]
1993, Marc Richelle, B. F. Skinner: A Reappraisal, page 103Within Bloomfieldian antimentalism, the recognition of discursive structures as rule-governed entails interpretation. An analyst must discuss what makes a narrative “good” – satisfying to its creators and hearers.
2009, Haruko Momma, Michael Matto, A Companion to the History of the English Language, page 609
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