Beyond Freedom and DignityArgues that concepts of freedom and dignity are destructive of values they claim to foster; that a technology of behavior would be more prductive of the good society. |
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Burrhus Frederic Skinner. If we commend a person who puts duty before love , it is because the control exercised by love is easily iden- tified . It has been customary to commend those who live celibate lives , give away their fortunes ...
Burrhus Frederic Skinner. If we commend a person who puts duty before love , it is because the control exercised by love is easily iden- tified . It has been customary to commend those who live celibate lives , give away their fortunes ...
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... commend a prompt child more than one who must be reminded of his appointments because the reminder is a particularly visible feature of temporal contingencies . We give more credit to a person for " mental " arithmetic than for ...
... commend a prompt child more than one who must be reminded of his appointments because the reminder is a particularly visible feature of temporal contingencies . We give more credit to a person for " mental " arithmetic than for ...
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... commend people who are obviously working simply for commendation . Behavior is to be commended only if it is more than merely commendable . If those who work for commendation are productive in no other way , the commendation is wasted ...
... commend people who are obviously working simply for commendation . Behavior is to be commended only if it is more than merely commendable . If those who work for commendation are productive in no other way , the commendation is wasted ...
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