The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker | August 26, 2003 | Health, Fitness & Dieting
One of the world's leading experts on language and the mind explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits-a doctrine held by many intellectuals during the past century-denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of ...
One of the world's leading experts on language and the mind explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits-a doctrine held by many intellectuals during the past century-denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts our understanding of politics, violence, parenting, and the arts. Injecting calm and rationality into debates that are notorious for ax-grinding and mud-slinging, Pinker shows the importance of an honest acknowledgment of human nature based on science and common sense.
More details for The Blank Slate
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ISBN #
https://amzn.to/3yTGCJt
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Page count
560 pages
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Publication Date
August 26, 2003
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Publisher
Penguin Books
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Category
Non-Fiction
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Amazon Star Rating
4.5
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Amazon Ratings Count
995 ratings
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Amazon Last Rating Data Date
September 8, 2021
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