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Walden Two (Hackett Classics)

B. F. Skinner

A reprint of the 1976 Macmillan edition.

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It was mentioned that Thoreau wrote about his experiences and thoughts while living alone in the woods, which became a famous book, but people misunderstood it as being a survivalist guide, when it was not.

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He wrote about the interesting aspects of being out there alone in his thoughts in his books and I think people got that confused and just said, oh well, that's all he did out there and he never saw p...

— Episode: How Transcendentalism Works

Episode: How Transcendentalism Works

It was mentioned that Thoreau wrote about his experiences and thoughts while living alone in the woods, which became a famous book, but people misunderstood it as being a survivalist guide, when it was not.

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He wrote about the interesting aspects of being out there alone in his thoughts in his books and I think people got that confused and just said, oh well, that's all he did out there and he never saw people.

He had parties and there were people everywhere. He walked into town just about every day.

Freakonomics Radio

The book, by B.F. Skinner, describes a fictional behaviorist community that inspired the founding of Twin Oaks, a communal living and child-rearing experiment.

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Twin Oaks was started in 1967 by a group of people studying psychologist B.F. Skinner's book, *Walden 2*. The book describes a fictional behaviorist community that became the model for Twin Oaks.

— Episode: 558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are B...

Episode: 558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than...

The book, by B.F. Skinner, describes a fictional behaviorist community that inspired the founding of Twin Oaks, a communal living and child-rearing experiment.

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Twin Oaks was started in 1967 by a group of people studying psychologist B.F. Skinner's book, *Walden 2*. The book describes a fictional behaviorist community that became the model for Twin Oaks.

Behind the Bastards

It was described as a book about a utopian society where behavior could be modified for the benefit of all inhabitants, based on Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, and it was a major inspiration for Matthew Israel.

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the controversial book is about a utopian society where behaviors can be modified for the benefit of all inhabitants. It is based on Skinner's theory of operant conditioning.

— Episode: Part One: The Judge Rotenberg Center

Episode: Part One: The Judge Rotenberg Center

It was described as a book about a utopian society where behavior could be modified for the benefit of all inhabitants, based on Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, and it was a major inspiration for Matthew Israel.

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the controversial book is about a utopian society where behaviors can be modified for the benefit of all inhabitants. It is based on Skinner's theory of operant conditioning.

it was a real inspiration. I knew what I wanted to do with my life. It was a feeling similar to those claiming to have religious conversions. I wanted to start a real utopian behavioral community.

Episode: Part One: The Judge Rotenberg Center

It was described as a book about a utopian society where behavior could be modified for the benefit of all inhabitants, based on Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, and was a major inspiration for Matthew Israel.

"

the controversial book is about a utopian society where behaviors can be modified for the benefit of all inhabitants. It is based on Skinner's theory of operant conditioning.

it was a real inspiration. I knew what I wanted to do with my life. It was a feeling similar to those claiming to have religious conversions. I wanted to start a real utopian behavioral community.

Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr mentioned Henry David Thoreau's book 'Walden' and criticized it for being boring and possibly plagiarizing Native Americans' knowledge of the natural world.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

Bill Burr mentioned Henry David Thoreau's book 'Walden' and criticized it for being boring and possibly plagiarizing Native Americans' knowledge of the natural world.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

Bill Burr discussed Henry David Thoreau's book, 'Walden,' and commented on its perceived boring nature and alleged plagiarism from Native Americans in the past tense.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know Everybody was freaking out all this shit. He was saying he was plagiarizing the Native Americans

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-24-14

Bill Burr mentioned the book in a negative light, referencing the author as a 'boring cunt' who wrote poems and was accused of plagiarizing Native Americans who already understood nature.

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Walden Lake who was that fucking boring cunt that wrote all the poems, you know Everybody was freaking out all this shit.

He was saying he was plagiarizing the Native Americans They already fucking knew there.

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