B.F Skinner's Waldo Two: Positive Change In World Through Manipulation Of Behavior

Part I of Essay
B.F Skinner's Waldo Two: Positive Change In World Through Manipulation of B.F. Skinner, in his novel Walden Two, presents many arguments about how he foresees a positive change in the world through manipulation of behavior on the personal level. Sigmund Freud, in his works ....

Part II of Essay
.... further and states that the search for it is where society has gone wrong. He wants no part in the quest for individual freedom. If we give up this illusion, says Skinner, we can condition everyone to act in acceptable ways. Skinner has a specific prescription for creating this utopian society. He declares that all that is necessary is to change the conditions which surround man. "Give me the specifications, and I'll give you the man" is his simple yet remarkable message. He claims that by controlling what a person's environment is, it ....