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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... survival under which the species evolved . There is obvious survival value in the fact that certain foods are reinforcing ; it has meant that men have more quickly learned to find , grow , or catch them . A susceptibility to negative ...
... survival under which the species evolved . There is obvious survival value in the fact that certain foods are reinforcing ; it has meant that men have more quickly learned to find , grow , or catch them . A susceptibility to negative ...
Page 128
... survival of his culture as a " good " ? It is no help , of course , to say that a person acts " be- cause he feels ... value . A culture survives if those who carry it survive , and this depends in part upon certain genetic susceptibilities ...
... survival of his culture as a " good " ? It is no help , of course , to say that a person acts " be- cause he feels ... value . A culture survives if those who carry it survive , and this depends in part upon certain genetic susceptibilities ...
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... survival of the culture func- tions as a value . Those who have been induced to work for their culture need to foresee some of the problems to be solved , but many current features of a culture have an obvious bearing on its survival value ...
... survival of the culture func- tions as a value . Those who have been induced to work for their culture need to foresee some of the problems to be solved , but many current features of a culture have an obvious bearing on its survival value ...
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