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A response to Francis Schaeffer' book "Back to Freedom and Dignity" This essay discusses Schaeffer's christian view on B.F. Skinner
Date Submitted: 09/18/2004 04:21:53
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 2 pages (607 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 2 pages (607 words)
Francis Schaeffer was a Christian philosopher, author and theologian that was able to incorporate how meanings, morals, and values where being dealt with by philosophy. He was also a well-known evangelist who often spoke to large university and seminary audiences across the country. Schaeffer believed that "Christians have a responsibility to stand courageously in the midst of a declining and increasingly hostile society." In the book Back To Freedom And Dignity, Schaeffer basically explains how
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saying in response to Skinner. He does not completely rule out the use of behaviorism. He states that the Christian does not say that there is no conditioning. I agree with that statement because conditioning can be demonstrated in many ways. I feel that he tells an accurate Christian point of view; in the book he brought back the meaning to freedom and dignity.
Bibliography Schaeffer, Francis A. Back To Freedom And Dignity.
(Illinois: inter-varsity, 1972)
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