B.F.Skinner and Freud and Their Theories

B.F. Skinner, in his novel Walden Two, presents many arguments about how he
foresees a positive change in the world through manipulation of behavior on the personal
level. Sigmund Freud, in his works, specifically Civilization and Its Discontents, presents
his view of human nature and what is innately problematic about it. Both Freud and
Skinner agree that human behavior is the result of outside factors that severely hinder the
concept of free will. Skinner believes that humans, in the correct environment, can live
happily, while Freud understands that humans are destined to live in 'some degree of
anguish or discontent.'
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