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25%OFFB. F. Skinner - Beyond Freedom & Dignity - 9780872206274 - V9780872206274
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Beyond Freedom & Dignity

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Description for Beyond Freedom & Dignity Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.

In this profound and profoundly controversial work, a landmark of 20th-century thought originally published in 1971, B. F. Skinner makes his definitive statement about humankind and society.

Insisting that the problems of the world today can be solved only by dealing much more effectively with human behavior, Skinner argues that our traditional concepts of freedom and dignity must be sharply revised. They have played an important historical role in our struggle against many kinds of tyranny, he acknowledges, but they are now responsible for the futile defense of a presumed free and autonomous individual; they are perpetuating our use of punishment ... Read more

Beyond Freedom and Dignity urges us to reexamine the ideals we have taken for granted and to consider the possibility of a radically behaviorist approach to human problems--one that has appeared to some incompatible with those ideals, but which envisions the building of a world in which humankind can attain its greatest possible achievements.

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Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872206274
SKU
V9780872206274
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About B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904–1990), regarded by many as the most important and influential psychologist since Freud, earned his doctorate in psychology at Harvard University in 1931. Following appointments at the University of Minnesota and Indiana University, he returned to Harvard in 1948. He remained there for the rest of his career, retiring in 1974 as Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology. ... Read more

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