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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... results . One concerns the basic analysis . Behavior which operates upon the en- vironment to produce consequences ... result is practical : the environment can be manipulated . It is true that man's genetic endowment can be changed ...
... results . One concerns the basic analysis . Behavior which operates upon the en- vironment to produce consequences ... result is practical : the environment can be manipulated . It is true that man's genetic endowment can be changed ...
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... result he learns not to do these things again . It is mainly to avoid various forms of natural punishment that ... results are reinforcing to them . ( Punitive contingencies are not to be confused with aversive control , through which ...
... result he learns not to do these things again . It is mainly to avoid various forms of natural punishment that ... results are reinforcing to them . ( Punitive contingencies are not to be confused with aversive control , through which ...
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... result will then confirm a theory bearing his name , or will have in- dustrial uses from which he will profit , or will impress the agencies that support his research , he will almost certainly run into trouble . The published results ...
... result will then confirm a theory bearing his name , or will have in- dustrial uses from which he will profit , or will impress the agencies that support his research , he will almost certainly run into trouble . The published results ...
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