Walden Two by B. F. Skinner, published as a distinguished Easton Press edition (1995), is a provocative utopian novel that reimagines society through the lens of behavioral psychology. Skinner’s visionary 1948 work depicts an experimental community where human behavior is scientifically shaped through positive reinforcement, eliminating competition, stress, and traditional notions of free will.
Presented in Easton Press’s signature luxury—full leather binding with 22-karat gold accents, silk moiré endpapers, and archival-quality paper—this edition elevates Skinner’s controversial ideals into a tactile artifact. The novel’s dialogue-driven exploration of communal labor, egalitarian education, and engineered harmony challenges readers to confront the ethics of social control.
A fusion of speculative fiction and psychological theory, this volume is essential for collectors of radical thought and midcentury intellectual history.
“We don’t need freedom. We need a technology of behavior.” —Skinner’s unsettling provocation, bound in gilt-edged elegance.
