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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... analysis of behavior . A mere interpretation will suffice . The nature of such an interpretation is , however , easily misunderstood . We often talk about things we cannot observe or measure with the precision de- manded by a scientific ...
... analysis of behavior . A mere interpretation will suffice . The nature of such an interpretation is , however , easily misunderstood . We often talk about things we cannot observe or measure with the precision de- manded by a scientific ...
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... analysis and then press forward in our inquiry with unallayed curi- osity . The instances of behavior cited in what follows are not offered as " proof " of the interpretation . The proof is to be found in the basic analysis . The princi ...
... analysis and then press forward in our inquiry with unallayed curi- osity . The instances of behavior cited in what follows are not offered as " proof " of the interpretation . The proof is to be found in the basic analysis . The princi ...
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... analysis of human behavior it is just possible that we are slightly beyond Newton's position in the analysis of light , for we are beginning to make tech- nological applications . There are wonderful possibili- ties - and all the more ...
... analysis of human behavior it is just possible that we are slightly beyond Newton's position in the analysis of light , for we are beginning to make tech- nological applications . There are wonderful possibili- ties - and all the more ...
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