Living Walden Two

Living Walden Two
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780252091650
ISBN-13 : 0252091655
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Living Walden Two by : Hilke Kuhlman

In Walden Two, behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner describes one of the most controversial fictional utopias of the twentieth century. During the 1960s and 70s, this novel went on to inspire approximately three dozen actual communities, which are entertainingly examined in Hilke Kuhlmann's Living Walden Two. In the novel, behavioral engineers use positive reinforcement in organizing and "gently guiding" all aspects of society, leaving the rest of the citizens "free" to lead happy and carefree lives. Among the real-world communities, a recurrent problem in moving past the planning stages was the nearly ubiquitous desire among members to be gentle guides, coupled with strong resistance to being guided. In an insightful and often hilarious narrative, Hilke Kuhlmann explores the dynamics of the communities, with an in-depth examination of the two surviving Skinnerian communities: Comunidad Los Horcones in Mexico, and Twin Oaks in Virginia. Drawing on extensive interviews with the founders and key players in the Walden Two communities, Kuhlmann redefines the criteria for their success by focusing on the tension between utopian blueprints for a new society and communal experiments' actual effects on individual lives.

Walden Two

Walden Two
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781603840361
ISBN-13 : 1603840362
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Walden Two by : B. F. Skinner

A reprint of the 1976 Macmillan edition. This fictional outline of a modern utopia has been a center of controversy ever 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.

A Walden Two Experiment

A Walden Two Experiment
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Publisher : William Morrow
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105003223364
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis A Walden Two Experiment by : Kathleen Kinkade

From the Back Cover: Twin Oaks, perhaps America's most famous and successful commune, was founded in rural Virginia in 1967 by Kathleen Kinkade and several other people, all of whom were influenced by B.F. Skinner's Walden Two. Eschewing primitivism for its own sake, embracing technology instead of rejecting it, these creators of Twin Oaks set out to build a community not only structured but also experimental in which the goal was the "good life". Kathleen Kinkade describes in great detail the story of the hard work put in by people who wanted to live together in as much harmony as possible.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 668
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ISBN-10 : 9780226344690
ISBN-13 : 022634469X
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Henry David Thoreau by : Laura Dassow Walls

"[The author] traces the full arc of Thoreau’s life, from his early days in the intellectual hothouse of Concord, when the American experiment still felt fresh and precarious, and 'America was a family affair, earned by one generation and about to pass to the next.' By the time he died in 1862, at only forty-four years of age, Thoreau had witnessed the transformation of his world from a community of farmers and artisans into a bustling, interconnected commercial nation. What did that portend for the contemplative individual and abundant, wild nature that Thoreau celebrated? Drawing on Thoreau’s copious writings, published and unpublished, [the author] presents a Thoreau vigorously alive in all his quirks and contradictions: the young man shattered by the sudden death of his brother; the ambitious Harvard College student; the ecstatic visionary who closed Walden with an account of the regenerative power of the Cosmos. We meet the man whose belief in human freedom and the value of labor made him an uncompromising abolitionist; the solitary walker who found society in nature, but also found his own nature in the society of which he was a deeply interwoven part. And, running through it all, Thoreau the passionate naturalist, who, long before the age of environmentalism, saw tragedy for future generations in the human heedlessness around him."--

Where I Lived, and What I Lived For

Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 78
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ISBN-10 : 9780141964294
ISBN-13 : 0141964294
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Where I Lived, and What I Lived For by : Henry Thoreau

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Thoreau's account of his solitary and self-sufficient home in the New England woods remains an inspiration to the environmental movement - a call to his fellow men to abandon their striving, materialistic existences of 'quiet desperation' for a simple life within their means, finding spiritual truth through awareness of the sheer beauty of their surroundings.

Walden Two

Walden Two
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 0872207781
ISBN-13 : 9780872207783
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Walden Two by : B. F. Skinner

This fictional outline of a modern utopia has been a center of controversy ever 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. It is now widely recognized that great changes must be made in the American way of life. Not only can we not face the rest of the world while consuming and polluting as we do, we cannot for long face ourselves while acknowledging the violence and chaos in which we live.The choice is clear: either we do nothing and allow a miserable and probably catastrophic future to overtake us, or we use our knowledge about human behavior to create a social environment in which we shall live productive and creative lives and do so without jeopardizing the chances that those who follow us will be able to do the same. -Back cover.

Christian Minimalism

Christian Minimalism
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Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9781640653894
ISBN-13 : 1640653899
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Christian Minimalism by : Becca Ehrlich

"Ehrlich’s insightful self-help guide will resonate with Christians wishing to streamline an overstuffed life."—Publishers Weekly Logically, we all know our purpose in life is not wrapped up in accumulating possessions, wealth, power, and prestige—Jesus is very clear about that—but society tells us otherwise. Christian Minimalism attempts to cut through our assumptions and society’s lies about what life should look like and invites readers into a life that Jesus calls us to live: one lived intentionally, free of physical, spiritual, and emotional clutter. Written by a woman who simplified her own life and practices these principles daily, this book gives readers a fresh perspective on how to live out God’s grace for us in new and exciting ways and live out our faith in a way that is deeply satisfying.

Walden

Walden
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015031909610
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Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Walden by : Henry David Thoreau

Walden on Wheels

Walden on Wheels
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9780544028838
ISBN-13 : 054402883X
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Walden on Wheels by : Ken Ilgunas

Inspired by Thoreau, Ilgunas set out on a Spartan path to pay off $32,000 in undergraduate student loans by scrubbing toilets and making beds in Alaska. Determined to graduate debt-free after enrolling in graduate school, he lived in an Econoline van in a campus parking lot, saving--and learning--much about the cost of education today.

The Behavior of Organisms

The Behavior of Organisms
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Publisher : B. F. Skinner Foundation
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9780996453905
ISBN-13 : 0996453903
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis The Behavior of Organisms by : B. F. Skinner