Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 2: Are We Free to Have a Future? Quote 12

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 2: Are We Free to Have a Future? Quote 12

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Post published:July 4, 2019
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“Although no future ever has an effect on the present, there is a sense in which living things are affected by consequences. An “effect of the future” was first recognized in Darwin’s principle of natural selection.” (p. 18)

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SKINNER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Although no future ever has an effect on the present, there is a sense in which living things are affected by consequences. An “effect of the future” was first recognized in Darwin’s principle of natural selection.” (p. 18)

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