Synthesized answer
The author bases his arguments on the "massive results of the experimental analysis of behavior he pioneered" [1]. He rejects traditional explanations of behavior that rely on "states of mind, feelings, and other mental attributes" [1]. Instead, he favors explanations that consider the "interaction between genetic endowment and personal history" [1].
The passages indicate that the author's arguments are derived from his experimental work in behavior analysis. However, they do not provide specific details about what this evidence entails or the nature of the "massive results" obtained from this experimental analysis.
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From the book
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…
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…