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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... important thing , but is this what is meant by " the way men feel about things ” ? Are things not reinforcing because they feel good or bad ? Feelings are said to be part of the armamentarium of autonomous man , and some further comment ...
... important thing , but is this what is meant by " the way men feel about things ” ? Are things not reinforcing because they feel good or bad ? Feelings are said to be part of the armamentarium of autonomous man , and some further comment ...
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... important feature of the utopian design , however , is that the survival of a community can be made important to its members . The small size , the isolation , the internal coherence - all these give a community an identity which makes ...
... important feature of the utopian design , however , is that the survival of a community can be made important to its members . The small size , the isolation , the internal coherence - all these give a community an identity which makes ...
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... important by picturing a future existence in heaven or hell , but the individ- ualist has a special reason to fear death , engineered not by a religion but by the literatures of freedom and dignity . It is the prospect of personal ...
... important by picturing a future existence in heaven or hell , but the individ- ualist has a special reason to fear death , engineered not by a religion but by the literatures of freedom and dignity . It is the prospect of personal ...
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