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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steven Pinker
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Description for The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Paperback. Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature. Num Pages: 528 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily Telegraph
Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of society; male and female minds are different; the genes we give our children shape them more than our parenting practices. To acknowledge our innate abilities, Pinker shows, is not to condone inequality, but to understand the very foundations of humanity.
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Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140276053
SKU
V9780140276053
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Ref
99-97
About Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is one of the world's most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific ... Read more
Reviews for The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying
Tim Lott
Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
Brilliant ... enjoyable, informative, clear, humane
New Scientist
If you think the nature-nurture debate has been resolved, you are wrong ... this book is required reading
Literary Review
An ... Read more
Tim Lott
Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
Brilliant ... enjoyable, informative, clear, humane
New Scientist
If you think the nature-nurture debate has been resolved, you are wrong ... this book is required reading
Literary Review
An ... Read more