Man's power appears to have increased out of all proportion… - B. F. Skinner

" "
Man's power appears to have increased out of all proportion to his wisdom. He has never been in a better position to build a healthy, happy, and productive world; yet things have perhaps never seemed so black.

B. F. Skinner

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About B. F. Skinner

Burrhus Frederic Skinner (20 March 1904 – 18 August 1990) was an American behaviorist, author, inventor, baseball enthusiast, social philosopher and poet.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Burrhus Frederic Skinner

Alternative Names: Skinner BF • Burrhus F. Skinner • B.F. Skinner

All quotes from B. F. Skinner Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like B. F. Skinner:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb Bertrand Russell Jordan Peterson Michael Crichton John Dewey

Additional quotes by B. F. Skinner

Society already possesses the psychological techniques needed to obtain universal observance of a code — a code which would guarantee the success of a community or state. The difficulty is that these techniques are in the hands of the wrong people — or, rather, there aren't any right people.

It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.

The consequences of behavior determine the probability that the behavior will occur again

Man's power appears to have increased out of all proportion to his wisdom. He has never been in a better position to build a healthy, happy, and prod… - B. F. Skinner

About B. F. Skinner

Also Known As

Additional quotes by B. F. Skinner