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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... niques are gradually being discovered and used . The skillful parent learns to reward a child for good be- havior rather than punish him for bad . Religious agencies move from the threat of hellfire to an em- 30 B. F. Skinner.
... niques are gradually being discovered and used . The skillful parent learns to reward a child for good be- havior rather than punish him for bad . Religious agencies move from the threat of hellfire to an em- 30 B. F. Skinner.
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... agencies . The individual is " permitted " to decide the issue for himself simply in the sense that he will act because of consequences to which legal punishment is no longer to be added . A permissive government is a government that ...
... agencies . The individual is " permitted " to decide the issue for himself simply in the sense that he will act because of consequences to which legal punishment is no longer to be added . A permissive government is a government that ...
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... agencies . The word of authority is more un- yielding than the facts of which it speaks . It is not surprising that , so far as the real world is concerned , the word utopian means unworkable . His- tory seems to offer support ; various ...
... agencies . The word of authority is more un- yielding than the facts of which it speaks . It is not surprising that , so far as the real world is concerned , the word utopian means unworkable . His- tory seems to offer support ; various ...
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