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Ethical and Epistemic Dilemmas of Behaviorism and the Identity Thesis

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Philosophy Of Mind
 Materialism
 Identity Theory
 Behaviorism
 Ethics
 Jerome Shaffer
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1971-01-01
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Jerome Shaffer’s argument against behaviorism and the identity theory assume that the wrongness of causing pain is constituted entirely by that effect. However, the intrinsic wrongness of such actions lies in the intentions of the agent, not in the physical responses of the victim.
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