Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990), commonly known as B. F. Skinner, was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.[2][3][4][5] He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974
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B. F. Skinner died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on this day in 1990 (aged 86).
“We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.”
― B.F. Skinner
― B.F. Skinner
The basic book about the controversial philosophy known as behaviorism, written by its leading exponent.
Particulars of My Life: Part One of an Autobiography, 1976
The Shaping of a Behaviorist: Part Two of an Autobiography, 1979.
A Matter of Consequences: Part Three of an Autobiography, 1983.