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B. F. Skinner

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990). Philosopher and father of radical behaviorism; in this way we repair the major damage wrought by mentalism. Quotes.

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Restraint is only one sort of control, and absence of restraint isn't freedom. It's not control that's lacking when one feels 'free,' but the objectionable control of force.

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The question is: Can men live in freedom and peace And the answer is: Yes, if we can build a social structure which will satisfy the needs of everyone and in which everyone will want to observe the supporting code.

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I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me.

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Verbal behavior is reinforced only through the mediation of another person, but it is not require the participation of such a person for its execution.

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Inherited patterns of behavior must have been selected by their contributions to survival in ways which are not unlike those in which the behavior of the individual is selected or shaped by its reinforcing consequences.

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Praise and approval are generally reinforcing because anyone who praises a person or approves what he has done is inclined to reinforce him in other ways.