Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“We need not agree with every detail to see what Sumner was getting at. Reality is real; everything is something specific; A is A. To live properly—life is conditional—we must understand the facts. Further, people differ in intelligence, talents, preferences, and predispositions. That’s the way it is. The behaviorist delusion that all individuals are essentially the same and could achieve anything given the right environment is balderdash.” (10/23/26)
https://sheldonrichman.substack.com/p/tgif-sumners-worries-should-be-our