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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... speaking . Suppose someone makes an important statement . We give him minimal credit if he is simply repeating what ... speak a language more than those who must consult gram- matical rules . We acknowledge this curious relation between ...
... speaking . Suppose someone makes an important statement . We give him minimal credit if he is simply repeating what ... speak a language more than those who must consult gram- matical rules . We acknowledge this curious relation between ...
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... speak of a " member of a culture , " since one cannot be a member of a set of contingencies of reinforcement or of a set of artifacts ( or , for that matter , of “ a set of ideas and their associated values " ) . Several kinds of ...
... speak of a " member of a culture , " since one cannot be a member of a set of contingencies of reinforcement or of a set of artifacts ( or , for that matter , of “ a set of ideas and their associated values " ) . Several kinds of ...
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... speak of arrested or fixated development , which we try to correct . When the change is slow , we speak of retardation and work for acceleration . But these highly prized values become meaningless ( or worse ) when maturity is reached ...
... speak of arrested or fixated development , which we try to correct . When the change is slow , we speak of retardation and work for acceleration . But these highly prized values become meaningless ( or worse ) when maturity is reached ...
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