Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 17: Freedom and Dignity Revisited. Quote 2

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 17: Freedom and Dignity Revisited. Quote 2

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“[In Beyond Freedom and Dignity] I was not discussing a philosophical entity called freedom but rather the behavior of those who struggle to be free.” (pp. 195-196)

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The pathological condition of verbal behavior called aphasia often emphasizes functional differences which are hard to understand in terms of the traditional account … The aphasic has lost some of the functional relationships which control his verbal behavior. A response of a given form may no longer be under the control of one functional relation, although it is still under the control of another. (p. 190)
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“[In Beyond Freedom and Dignity] I was not discussing a philosophical entity called freedom but rather the behavior of those who struggle to be free.” (pp. 195-196)

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