Great stuff. =) I first read Skinner's 'Beyond Freedom and Dignity' in 1970. It was so stunning in concept, that I found myself grappling to accept it, against customary beliefs I had. I literally began to faint, but when dismissing it from my mind, recovered. Revisiting it did the same again. I quit, but in my sleep, figured it out - that although I no longer had 'freedom of choice, and therefore no 'honor', I was now vastly more aware of how much my internal and external environment was driving me. That awareness itself was a stimulus that would powerfully influence me to actively manage my environment. I have very deliberately done so for fifty years, gaining excellent control of myself, and of course, others. I also read his 'Walden 2', also excellent. =)
@@Ruhrohraggy7 It's really not. Learned and socialized behaviours is one thing, feeding emotional desires and needs is another, but biological dispositions take immense amounts of effort to break from.
Great stuff. =) I first read Skinner's 'Beyond Freedom and Dignity' in 1970. It was so stunning in concept, that I found myself grappling to accept it, against customary beliefs I had.
I literally began to faint, but when dismissing it from my mind, recovered. Revisiting it did the same again. I quit, but in my sleep, figured it out - that although I no longer had 'freedom of choice, and therefore no 'honor', I was now vastly more aware of how much my internal and external environment was driving me. That awareness itself was a stimulus that would powerfully influence me to actively manage my environment. I have very deliberately done so for fifty years, gaining excellent control of myself, and of course, others. I also read his 'Walden 2', also excellent. =)
Why biological perspective was placed at the end? When it has the most significance in determining a person's behavior.
That's highly debatable.
@@Ruhrohraggy7 It's really not. Learned and socialized behaviours is one thing, feeding emotional desires and needs is another, but biological dispositions take immense amounts of effort to break from.