Walden Two

by B.F. Skinner · 1948

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This fictional outline of a modern utopia has been a center of controversy since its publication in 1948. Set in the United States, it pictures a society in which human problems are solved by a scientific technology of human conduct.

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science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisdystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
social issuessocial issuesMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thismoralitymoralityMore like thisLess of thisnaturenatureMore like thisLess of this
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collegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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psychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thissociologysociologyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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