John Berger, About Looking (1980), "Why Look at Animals?", p. 14
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Today behaviourists like Skinner imprison the very concept of man within the limits of what they conclude from their artificial tests with animals.
— John Berger
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About B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner (20 March 1904 – 18 August 1990) was an American behaviorist, author, inventor, baseball enthusiast, social philosopher and poet.
About B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner (20 March 1904 – 18 August 1990) was an American behaviorist, author, inventor, baseball enthusiast, social philosopher and poet.
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