Word: books
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Aiken termed Skinner's book ". . . a political tract rather than a work of art." He asserted the basic fallacy in Skinner's argument was the pre-suppositions that the social scientists who would govern the Utopian state would be men of good will as well as men of knowledge...
...February 10, at the first forum of the spring series, Paul Blanshard will join other speakers, as yet unannounced, to discuss "American Freedom and Catholic Power." He is author of a book published last spring under that title...
Basis for the discussion will be Skinner's recent book, "Walden Two," in which the author portrays a Utopia with psychologists as the leading figures in the community. Skinner is associated with the "human behavior" theory of psychology...
While tonight's meeting was originally scheduled as a discussion, SANNS President, Arthur Deikman '51, predicted last night that the proceedings might become a debate. "Professor Aiken was pleased with the opportunity to discuss Professor Skinner's book publicly," he said...
...FICTION The war, the uneasy peace and the many-directioned search for personal and world repose accounted for most of the year's best-read books. No war books achieved the popularity of Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe or Sherwood's Roosevelt and Hopkins. From Winston Churchill came Their Finest Hour, the stately, grandly stated second volume of his World War II memoirs. Britain's Field Marshal Montgomery went on with his battle report in El Alamein to the River Sangro, but its army-manual style limited its appeal chiefly to professional soldiers. A more dramatic...