B. F. Skinner
Psychologist (1904 to 1990), the leading behaviourist, whose Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971) argued that belief in autonomous man stands in the way of a science and technology of behaviour.
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Their wordsWe have not yet seen what man can make of man.
↗Beyond Freedom and Dignity (Vintage, 1972 paperback of the 1971 book)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsWhat we need is a technology of behavior.
↗Beyond Freedom and Dignity (Vintage, 1972 paperback of the 1971 book)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsThe problem is to free men, not from control, but from certain kinds of control
↗Beyond Freedom and Dignity (Vintage, 1972 paperback of the 1971 book)archive.org All 3 from this book