encing an individual would make possible the prediction and control of speech (World Authors 766).After Verbal Behavior, Skinner wrote his most controversial book. Beyond Freedom and Dignity was published in 1971 (Encarta 95). It extends the ideas in Walden Two and the book is said to make his definitive statement of man and society (Skinner 69). Skinner says if humanity is to survive we must abandon such pre-scientific ideals as freedom and dignity, and set about controlling our environment and ourselves by means of a technology of behavior which will be comparable in power and precision to physical and biological technology and which will induce people not to be good but to behave well (Skinner 69). In the end, survival is the only value according to which a culture can be judged (Skinner 69). The last definite thing found on B.F. Skinner is that he passed away on August of 1990 (Mackle 81). His daughter has said she has a sensation she was a happy baby and spending two and a half years in the Aircrib was a good thing (Mackle 81). B.F. Skinner was a controversial and very interesting person. He did many things to try to help the human race. The main thing given for the field of biology is his development of operant conditioning. Trying to make society a much better thing seemed to be number one on his mind. Even though people didnt see eye to eye with him and many of his thought were very controversial, it didnt stop him from following what he thought would be right. Skinner was a much criticized man, he was also, however, and important man in psychology and the development of human thought. He gave this field of work a lot to look toward. Throughout all of his books and papers written there is much to talk about with Skinner has said and done....
