… I contend that my toothache is just as physical as my typewriter, though not public, and I see no reason why an objective and operational science cannot consider the processes through which a vocabulary descriptive of a toothache is acquired and maintained. (pp. 429-430)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 28: The Operational Analysis of Psychological Terms. Quote 50
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