Utopian Society In Walden Two By B. F. Skinner

In his book, Walden Two, B. F. Skinner describes a utopian society where everyone lives in peaceful contentment. Of course, a perfect society cannot exist without a little intervention. Skinner believes that humans are not autonomous, but rather under constant control of their surroundings. To create a utopia, one must wrest control from the outside forces and take it upon themselves. Walden Two shows the theoretical results of the manipulation of human circumstances. The book opens at the office of Professor Burris. He is visited by a former student by the name of Rogers. Rogers has brought with him a friend named Lieutenant Steve Jamnik. They begin to talk about a theory of utopian society that Burris once mentioned. Rogers asks if Burris has heard of a man named T. E. Frazier, who has started his own utopia apparently called Walden Two. Burris says he knew him, and is shocked to hear that Frazier went through with the plan. Burris says he will get in contact with Frazier and see if he can get a meeting with him. Frazier replies that he would be happy to give them a tour of Walden Two, along with anyone else they want to bring. Burris invites an acquaintance named Augustine Castle, who has his own ideas about utopian theory. Rogers and Jamnik bring along their girlfriends, Barbara Macklin and Mary

Castle and Burris debate hotly with him for a while, and Frazier seems to eventually convince them. In the educational system, children are put in small groups with constantly changing groupmates until the point where they are ready to move into the world. This brings them to the topic of marriage and sex. Both of which seem lightly regarded, as they are both, in Frazier’s eyes, natural things which people should be able to partake in as soon as they are ready. A woman will have up to four children by the time she is