On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:31:14 -0700, Christopher D. Green wrote: >I do not know if Skinner ever said such a thing, but it seems out of >character for him. He was no pacifist, however, leading Project Pigeon >during WWII and later its successor Project Orcon. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon
What exactly "get the Russian before they get us" means is unclear but if one means "engage in research against Soviet and Chinese communism during the 1950s", then, yes, Skinner apparently was doing so through his association with the CIA and their front organization the "Society for the investigation of Human Ecology" which employed various academics and provided support for their research. Ironically, one good source of information about this is the following: Demanchick, S. P. & Kirschenbaum, H. (2008). Carl Rogers and the CIA. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 48(1), 6-31. doi:10.1177/0022167807303005 Yes, Carl Rogers worked for the CIA during the 1950s when the CIA was interested in "brainwashing", mind control, and other projects. One reason for using Rogers was that by this time Rogers (and the other academics who participated) were well-known in academia and would provide "legitimacy and status" to the CIA's activities. The Denanchick & Kirschenbaum article is an interesting read. I presume that if there isn't a literature on this topic, there will be one soon. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] michael sylvester wrote: > > > BF was no pacifist as his other contemporaries - Bertrand Russel and > biologist George Wald.But did he ever make a statement that we should > get the Russians before they get us? --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
