Abstract
This paper looks at how behavioral psychology, known as behaviorism, holds the view that overt actions are the only respectable phenomena available for psychological investigation; conversely, behaviorists reject internal psychological activity as a subject of study. The author points out that a salient and integral feature of behavioral philosophy is its belief that psychology, in order to be rightfully considered a natural science, must abide by the practices to which other established sciences, such as biology and chemistry, already adhere. It also discusses how its chief weakness revolves around its narrow scope, which reduces humans to mere automatons by simply ignoring phenomena such as emotion, instinct, cognitive processes, self-actualization and language development.

From the Paper
"As acknowledged previously, behavioral psychology is outcome oriented. Consequently, it is not unexpected that its main objective is manipulation of human behavior. Therefore, in addition to anticipating actions, behaviorists believe that conduct can be controlled. To this end, investigative practices include manipulating variables and documenting resultant behaviors. Furnished with the outcomes of such experiments, behavioral psychologists modify human actions via conditioning. That is, new behavior or learning is facilitated through a proscribed set of circumstances."

Tags:introspection, objectivity, cause-and-effect, measurable, automatons

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This paper provides a thorough, analytical answer to the thesis question "How are we becoming like the society in the book the Brave New World?" as it relates to Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." In response, the paper acknowledges that while society has achieved better technology to serve us and improve our daily lives, family, religion, culture, customs and traditions are of vital importance, and will remain so as long as society values individualism and the freedoms of speech, religion, and expression. The paper asserts that although the society in the Brave New World supposedly got rid of pain, suffering and unhappiness, there were still questions on personal and social identities as chosen, not dictated by the Controllers. The paper concludes that as long as people continue to value their rights and freedoms, society could never be anywhere near the Brave New World, where people and society became automatons. The paper adds that an ideal "Brave New World" would be one of peace, understanding and cooperation - though the current world is still far from it.

From the Paper
"Having learnt what society turned into in the Brave New World, it is easy to state that for most of the part we have not gone into the like of the society in the novel. We have achieved better technology but this is to serve us and improve our daily lives. Family, religion, culture, customs and traditions are still there and will always be there so long as we value individualism, freedoms of speech, religion and expression. Although the society in the Brave New World "supposedly" got rid of pain, suffering and unhappiness, there were still questions on personal and social identities as chosen, not dictated by the Controllers. Perhaps the best argument that would answer the thesis question whether we have gone to the likes of Huxley's novel is the monologue of Bernard Marx when talking to Lenina (Huxley, 1932)"

Tags:automaton, Controller

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The paper examines the story by Cherniak to analyze the discussion of whether minds can function as machines. It looks at the arguments by J. R. Lucas who believes that this is not possible. A range of viewpoints are suggested.

From the Paper
" J. R. Lucas determined that, despite the arguments of others, he believed that minds could not function as machines. This is evident in the story by Cherniak at the very beginning of the tale. In the opening paragraph the discussion is about a group of people that have prepared a report that was "prepared in haste". If the individuals had minds like machines, they would not have had to work quickly to try and piece together information for others, but would have worked in a matter of fact way, regardless of what was occurring to prepare the work. Additionally, if their minds functioned as machines, it would be..."

Tags:story, theory, argument

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The paper mentions the fact that Krishna Vasudeva's exhortation for Arjuna to go into battle because it is dharma for a "man of action" to fight without regard for the consequences raises some interesting questions: most of all, if a man from Arjuna's class is simply to fight, then how can he possibly know that what he is doing is morally defensible? The paper also discusses the odd paradox in what Krisha says insofar as he tells Arjuna to engage in brutal practices while simultaneously telling him to do so without any larger goals in mind; in other words, Krishna is being told to kill without apparently thinking of why he is killing. The paper explains that this odd moral precept can never fully be explained and its implications - that actions of any kind are basically defensible as long as the man of action acts as an automaton - also brings out the significance of the exchange between Arjuna and Krishna; to wit, Arjuna is told that he is violating his dharma by not fighting, but - so it seems - by fighting he is violating the prescriptions of the moral dharma that warns against the shedding of blood. The paper shows how this explains why Arjuna and his brothers are unhappy for the rest of the epic "Mahabharata".

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at the significance and implications of Arjuna Pandava going against his dharma when he steps forward to do battle with the army of Duryodhana. In particular, the paper will make mention of the fact that Krishna Vasudeva's exhortation for Arjuna to go into battle because it is dharma for a "man of action" to fight without regard for the consequences raises some interesting questions: most of all, if a man from Arjuna's class is simply to fight, then how can he possibly know that what..."

Tags:mahabharata, paradox, dharma

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This paper explains that the basis for micro-marketing through website interaction and blogging help bring about a greater diversity in how advertising can be accomplished with media markets. The basis for a post-modern global community has been the driving force allowing for more community interaction and diversity. This form of advertising works within new modes of information that depend more on people and multi-cultural ways of communication, rather than the automaton of TV commercials and newspaper ads.

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"By realizing the depth and scope of the American military industrial complex, links can be made to the news agencies that support this agenda in journalistic reporting. In many ways, the use of pro-war propaganda is used to help news agencies to work adjacently within the government in supporting a biased form norm in news reporting."

Tags:media, marketing, mass