Toward a deconstruction of the metaphor of behavioral momentum

Toward a deconstruction of the metaphor of behavioral momentum

The metaphor of “behavioral momentum” exemplifies modernism at its best and follows in the wake of countless other applications of Newtonian mechanics and “the machine metaphor” to virtually every aspect of the human condition. Modernism, however, has fallen on hard times. Some of the chief reasons...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2000-02, Vol.23 (1), p.111-112, Article S0140525X00442408
1. Verfasser: Shimp, Charles P.
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Sprache:eng
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Behavior
Metaphor
Psychology
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Zusammenfassung:The metaphor of “behavioral momentum” exemplifies modernism at its best and follows in the wake of countless other applications of Newtonian mechanics and “the machine metaphor” to virtually every aspect of the human condition. Modernism, however, has fallen on hard times. Some of the chief reasons why are implicit in the target article by Nevin & Grace.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X00442408