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Quotes by B. F. Skinner
B.F. Skinner, born on March 20, 1904, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, was a pioneering American psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism and the development of operant conditioning. Skinner's innovative approaches, including the Skinner box, allowed him to explore the principles of reinforcement and behavior shaping, profoundly influencing psychology and education. His legacy endures through his writings, such as "Walden Two" and "Beyond Freedom and Dignity," which challenge traditional notions of free will, advocating instead for a scientific understanding of human behavior.
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"I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is."
B. F. Skinner"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying."
B. F. Skinner"I won't say that I'm an agnostic, since agnosticism maintains that one cannot know... but I'm not averse to the idea of some intelligence or some organizing force that set up the initial conditions of the universe in such a way that ultimately generated stars, planets and life."
B. F. Skinner
"If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls down."
B. F. Skinner
"I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills."
B. F. Skinner