Walden Two, Postmodern Utopia, and the Problems of Power, Choice, and the Rule of Law
Author(s)
Gable, Harvey L., Jr.
Abstract
B. F. Skinner’s ‘Walden Two’ is a portrayal of what an idealized society created by behavior modification might look like. the role of such postmodern utopias is to disintegrate human nature and transform statutory law into customary law, enforced habit that articulates itself through new social language. However, this environment is a benign dictatorship, with a single person regulating all human activities in the name of serving his people. Only entities that have been completely subdued can be fully served, creating perfect efficiency.
