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The provided passages do not directly answer the question about the practical implications.
However, the passages do suggest that instead of focusing on freedom and dignity as personal attributes, attention should be directed to the physical and social environments in which people live [1]. The environment, rather than humankind itself, must be changed to reach the traditional goals of the struggle for freedom and dignity [1]. The book "Beyond Freedom and Dignity" urges a reexamination of taken-for-granted ideals and consideration of a radically behaviorist approach to human problems [1]. This approach, while appearing incompatible to some, envisions building a world where humankind can attain its greatest possible achievements [1]. The author's arguments are based on the experimental analysis of behavior, rejecting explanations in terms of mental attributes in favor of those found in the interaction between genetic endowment and personal history [2].
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ndowment and personal history. He argues that instead of promoting freedom and dignity as personal attributes, we should direct our attention to the physical and social environments in which people live. It is the environment rather than humankind itself that must be changed if the traditional goals of the struggle for freedom and dignity are to be reached. Beyond Freedom and Dignity urges us to reexamine the ideals we have taken for granted and to consider the possibility of a radically behaviorist approach to human problems--one that has appeared to some incompatible with those ideals, but…
Title: Beyond Freedom and Dignity by B. F. Skinner Description: In this profound and profoundly controversial work, a landmark of 20th-century thought originally published in 1971, B. F. Skinner makes his definitive statement about humankind and society. Insisting that the problems of the world today can be solved only by dealing much more effectively with human behavior, Skinner argues that our traditional concepts of freedom and dignity must be sharply revised. They have played an important historical role in our struggle against many kinds of tyranny, he acknowledges, but they are now…