Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 2: Are We Free to Have a Future? Quote 4

Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation
Post published:June 24, 2019
Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day

“What does it mean to say that a person “takes the future into account” or acts in a given way “because of” something that will happen in the future? Can anything have an effect before it occurs?” (p. 18)

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SKINNER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

“What does it mean to say that a person “takes the future into account” or acts in a given way “because of” something that will happen in the future? Can anything have an effect before it occurs?” (p. 18)

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