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Beyond Freedom and Dignityreviewed by John Sullivan - 1972B. F. Skinner's Beyond Freedom and Dignity is
clearly an important book, but how important is difficult to assess
at this time. Many books which have been historically influential
have not been acclaimed when first published and many so acclaimed
have not stood the test of later historical judgment. Some
historians suggest that the significance of an event for the most
part does not depend upon events which precede or accompany it.
What follows is more important. For instance, Freud's
Interpretation of Dreams (1900) would have been an
interesting contribution to the explanation of dreams, but not much
more. Because of the subsequent development of psychoanalysis
and the drift of Western culture it has become one of the basic
books of our time. By contrast, James Mill's Analysis of the
Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829) marked both the culmination
and the end of the movement of simple association psychology. John
Stuart Mill's doctrine of emergent properties, called
chemism, and the influence of Darwinism resulted in... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- John Sullivan
New York University
John Sullivan is professor of educational psychology it New York University.
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Title: Beyond Freedom and Dignity
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