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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... scientific analysis naturally moves in the direction of clarifying all kinds of controlling relations . By questioning the control exercised by autonomous man and demonstrating the control exercised by the environment , a science of ...
... scientific analysis naturally moves in the direction of clarifying all kinds of controlling relations . By questioning the control exercised by autonomous man and demonstrating the control exercised by the environment , a science of ...
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... 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 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 ...
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... science by no means as far advanced , but we know where to start looking for solutions . A proposal to design a culture with the help of a scientific analysis often leads to Cassandran prophecies of disaster . The culture will not work ...
... science by no means as far advanced , but we know where to start looking for solutions . A proposal to design a culture with the help of a scientific analysis often leads to Cassandran prophecies of disaster . The culture will not work ...
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