Upon Further Reflection

by B.F. Skinner

This book deals with global issues concerning ecology and world government. It moves from the very general to the very specific.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0139389865
• ISBN13: 9780139389863
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

More cumulative record of a genius

For many B.F. Skinner is the devil incarnate. For others he ranks alongside Copernicus and Darwin. The three most influential people to have been born in the West. Like Copernicus and Darwin, Skinner will have to wait a few centuries before he is recognised. Skinner denied the label of genius, stating that he is no different to other mortals but just happened to be in the right place at the right time and it wasn't even his chosen career. Unlike his many predecessors, Skinner did not leave a great treatise. He left a few pieces of equipment that enabled him to see the world so clearly. The goose that laid the golden eggs. In his writing Skinner left a number of essays. Essays that ponder on the meaning of it all. The earlier essays were brought together in a single book 'Cumulative Record'. 'Upon Further Reflection', continues that tradition. All too regretfully they were some of his final reflections. Those with 'closed' 'minds' will already have dismissed this book. Those who are not so prejudiced will find the gems of knowledge and wisdom that open doors to understanding life. 'Upon Further Reflection' brings together 14 essays attending to the origins of behaviour, global issues, the current state of psychology and self management. just Jack