On "Having" a Poem. Part II.

About this episode

Dave Palmer and David Roth continue their discussion on Skinner's work and Chomsky's critique.

Dave Palmer and David Roth continue their conversation on Skinner's On "Having" a Poem and provide additional responses to Noam Chomsky's appraisal of Skinner's Verbal Behavior .

People in this episode

Guests: Dave Palmer, David Roth

Topics covered

• poetry
• verbal behavior
• linguistics
• Skinner
• Chomsky
• dialogue

Keywords

• poem
• Skinner
• Chomsky
• verbal behavior
• dialogue
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: B. F. Skinner Foundation

Books & works: On 'Having' a Poem, Verbal Behavior

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