Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 1: Why We Are Not Acting to Save the World. Quote 3

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Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 1: Why We Are Not Acting to Save the World. Quote 3

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“The concept of purpose has been replaced by that of selection, which was first recognized by Darwin and Wallace in the natural selection of species.” (p. 2)

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Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 8: The Verbal Operant as a Unit of Analysis. Quote 5
The pathological condition of verbal behavior called aphasia often emphasizes functional differences which are hard to understand in terms of the traditional account … The aphasic has lost some of the functional relationships which control his verbal behavior. A response of a given form may no longer be under the control of one functional relation, although it is still under the control of another. (p. 190)
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“The concept of purpose has been replaced by that of selection, which was first recognized by Darwin and Wallace in the natural selection of species.” (p. 2)

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