If, as has sometimes been dubiously contended, Western philosophy is a series of footnotes to Plato, our generation may devote much time to dotting the i's and crossing the t's of B.F. Skinner's ...

I am glad that David Barash has a greater respect for B.F. Skinner after having reread Beyond Freedom and Dignity, and that he recognizes “that in [Skinner’s] legacy ... all scientists have a ...

In psychologist B.F. Skinner’s best-selling book Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), he argued that freedom and dignity are illusions that hinder the science of behavior modification, which he ...

Soon after writing Beyond Freedom and Dignity, I learned that Dr. Skinner would be lecturing at the Morse Auditorium at Boston University. Seating more than 700, the auditorium filled beyond capacity.

Beyond Freedom and Dignity So what’s going on here? Skinner was a polarizing figure, and people seized on the “baby in a box” thing as an easy way of discrediting him, in a nutshell.

B.F. Skinner is responsible for the term "positive reinforcement." ... Skinner wrote several works applying his behavioral theories to society, including Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971).

But Watters worries that by design, the machines limited what students would learn. “There was very, very little freedom in Skinner's vision,” says Watters. “Indeed Skinner wrote a very well-known ...

This week she explores the legacy of BF Skinner and Behaviourism. One of the most famous psychologists of the 20th century, ... in his book 'Beyond Freedom and Dignity'. ...

My work with B.F. Skinner for over twenty five years revealed a thinker who struggled with both religion and God with greater uncertainty. Skip to main content Mobile Navigation.