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antimentalism

noun

Etymology

From anti- + mentalism.

  1. derived from mentālis
  2. borrowed from mental
  3. suffixed as mentalism — “mental + ism”
  4. prefixed as antimentalism — “anti + mentalism”

Definitions

  1. Opposition to mentalism.

    • 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, […]
    • Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism.
    • Within 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA