Transcript Freedom” B.F. Skinner & Sigmund Freud

“Freedom”
B.F. Skinner & Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner, Excerpt from “Beyond
Freedom and dignity”
1. Freedom- consequence of harmful stimulus. Organisms
seek to free themselves from harmful stimulus.
2. Evolved from survival
3. Freedom is not “loved,” but biologically beneficial.
4. Operant conditioning explains our ideas of freedom.
5. Product of biological “endowment”
6. “Literature of Freedom”- observable body of work that
encourages people to free themselves from aversion.
7. Must account behavior to what is observable; can not
measure a philosophy as an influence of behavior.
8. This “Literature” discusses a “freer” experience that can be
related to operant conditioning.
9. Once being free, no more action is required.
Sigmund Freud, “The Structure of the
Unconscious”
1. Freedom must be inserted into Freud’s theory of personality.
2. Consciousness is a product of inherent personality qualities Id, Ego, Super-Ego, outside world.
3. Unconscious- influences our behavior in ways we can not full
understand.
4. Preconscious- mental thing have the ability to recall
information.
5. Ego- regulates impulses of id and pressures of the Super Ego. Servant of the Id and Super -Ego
6. Super-Ego- internalized values from society and external
systems of thought.
7. Id- “laws of logic” do not apply, “chaos,” energized, “no
organisation.”
8. Pleasure-principle- inherent motivation to seek pleasure &
avoid displeasure.
9. All these personality characteristics blend together
Side-by-side “Freedom” comparison
Freud
Skinner
1.
1. Freedom- consequence of
harmful stimulus. Organisms
seek to free themselves from
harmful stimulus.
2. Operant conditioning explains our
ideas of freedom.
3. Product of biological
“endowment”
4. “Literature of Freedom”observable body of work that
encourages people to free
themselves from aversion.
5. Must account behavior to what is
observable
6. This “Literature” discusses a
“freer” experience
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Unconscious- influences our behavior
in ways we can not full understand.
Preconscious- mental thing have the
ability to recall information.
Ego- regulates impulses of id and
pressures of the Super-Ego. Servant
of the Id and Super-Ego
Super-Ego- internalized values from
society and external systems of
thought.
Id- “laws of logic” do not apply,
“chaos,” energized, “no organisation.”
Pleasure-principle- inherent
motivation to seek pleasure & avoid
displeasure.
All these personality characteristics
blend together