Survival or collapse? B. F. Skinner, J. M. Diamond and the fate of cultures / Sobrevivência ou colapso? B. F. Skinner, J. M. Diamond e o destino das culturas

One of the most interesting and polemic features of B. F. Skinner's work is his interpretation about cultural evolution. According to that author, the consequences of cultural practices have a retroactive effect over the cultures, increasing or decreasing their chances of survival. The book &qu...

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Main Author: Alexandre Dittrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2008-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722008000200010&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt