B. F. Skinner Quotes


Death does not trouble me. I have no fear of supernatural punishments, of course, nor could I enjoy an eternal life in which there would be nothing left for me to do, the task of living having been accomplished.


Citations

Skinner, B. F. A Matter of Consequences: Part Three of an Autobiography. Knopf, 1983, p. 411.

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B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner
  • Born: March 20, 1904
  • Died: August 18, 1990
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist

Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.