The doctrine that words are used to express or convey meanings merely substitutes “meaning” for “idea” (in the hope that meanings can then somehow be got outside the skin) and is incompatible with modern psychological conceptions of the organism. (p. 417)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 28: The Operational Analysis of Psychological Terms. Quote 7
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