Abstract

SILVA, Marcos Rodrigues da  and  PAULINO, Lucas Roberto Pedrão. A Skinner's criticism to Freud: introduction and remarks. Nat. hum. [online]. 2011, vol.13, n.2, pp. 144-155. ISSN 1517-2430.

In this paper we are concerned with an introduction of Skinner's "Critique of psychoanalytic concepts and theories", which was translated in this issue. In the first place, we present some general conceptions of Skinner. Second, we discuss some propositions of the "Critique of psychoanalytic concepts and theories". Finally, we present philosophical arguments from Skinner's paper.

Keywords : Skinner; psychoanalytic concepts and theories; radical behaviorism.

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