Is a New Version of Philosophical Pragmatism Necessary? A Reply to Barnes-Holmes

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 297-304

  Leigland, Sam ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior analysis; Philosophy; Pragmatism; Radical behaviorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348223501     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03392083     Document Type: Review

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