antimentalism

antimentalism

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ mentalism

Noun

antimentalism (uncountable)

1. Opposition to mentalism.
   • 1993, Marc Richelle, B. F. Skinner: A Reappraisal (page 103)

     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, […]

   • 1995, Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics (volumes 11-12, page 93)

     Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism.

   • 2009, Haruko Momma, ‎Michael Matto, A Companion to the History of the English Language (page 609)

     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.