Burrhus Frederic Skinner - Walden Two

Pros: A very interesting proposal on how behaviorism could be manipulated towards a society.
Cons: Realsitic, though??

So you ask, what is Walden Two all about?? What is the underlying drive?? Walden Two is a novel written by B.F. Skinner based on his behaviorism concept and operant conditioning. Walden Two is a utopian community organized based on Frazie ...

Pros: Educational, interesting study
Cons: not exactly a good scientific reference

“I need my pain , it makes me who I am” ( James T.Kirk from the motion picture Star Trek VI).


Walden Two is a fairy tale. Skinner has constructed an imaginary community that is perfect in many ways : no pain, no strife, no envy, no...

Pros: Thought-provoking, accessible, reasonable length, exceedingly cheap
Cons: Murky point, some difficult spots, presentation of behavioral techniques is antique and misleading

The book focuses primarily upon the ideas of Frazier, the brilliant but unpleasant and arrogant person who founded the community of Walden Two. These ideas constitute the entirety of the book, and are presented in dialogues between characters holding...

Pros: Profound, well-reasoned, ultimately poignant
Cons: None

Although perhaps not as well known as Huxley's"Brave New World" or Orwell's "1984", both of which offered the reader pessimistic views of future dystopias, B.F. Skinner's "Walden Two" stands as an oasis of hope for a...

Pros: Great example of behaviorism in the context of a narrative.
Cons: Not much of a story.

This was one of those books that I had heard so much about and had always wanted to read. I finally got the opportunity as I was browsing my grandmother's bookshelf and found a copy that had belonged to my dad when he was my age. This book is a depiction...