Behaviorism implies that the mental supervenes on behavior. — Carmelics

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Behaviorism implies that the mental supervenes on behavior.

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1.Behaviorism holds that the mental is nothing over and above behavior, including dispositions to behave.
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2.If the mental is nothing over and above behavior, then necessarily two creatures who are behaviorally alike are also mentally alike.
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1.Ryle's logical behaviorism identifies mental states with behavioral dispositions, not with behavior itself or its supervenience base.
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2.Dispositional properties can remain unmanifested, so two creatures may share all dispositions yet differ in categorical bases underlying those dispositions.
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3.If the categorical bases can vary independently, mental-behavioral supervenience is not entailed by the dispositional identity thesis.
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