Behaviorism, Consciousness, and the Literary Mind

by Joshua Gang

Book Overview

What might behaviorism, that debunked school of psychology, tell us about literature?

If inanimate objects such as novels or poems have no mental properties of their own, then why do we talk about them as if they do? Why do we perceive the minds of characters, narrators, and speakers as if they were comparable to our own? In Behaviorism, Consciousness, and the Literary Mind, Joshua Gang offers a radical new approach to these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421440857
• ISBN13: 9781421440859
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher