Word: skinnerism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...discriminate, Skinner views himself, as he does all living things, as extremely complex machines. Keep the thing in tune and point it in the right direction, says he, and it'll go just fine...
...Henry Ford Skinner isn't. Despite Skinner's innovative writing techniques, the first volume of "Particulars of My Life," his autobiography, could use an overhaul. I haven't read the recently-published second half, which follows Skinner from the start of his graduate work at Harvard up to the present...
...Particulars" reads like a behaviorist lab study; in comprehensive, scientific narrative, Skinner recounts every small detail of his youth. What is amazing is how much the aging Skinner is able to remember about those long-gone days; but what is sometimes a little dull is the tininess of the details...
...same time, Skinner hardly lacks clarity; his numerous psychological works are surprisingly good reading and pose no problem even for the lay reader. "Beyond Freedom and Dignity" brings his thoughts together to form a comprehensive philosophy and does it successfully...
...academic writing's your game, Skinne would be worth checking out when he speaks on "How to Discover What You Have to Say" on Wednesday, October 19 at 4 p.m. in Science Center B. If you are a free-flowing humanist, you probably won't swallow his theories, but Skinner has enough to say that he may be worth your while anyway...