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How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker
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Description for How the Mind Works
Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize finalist is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
In this Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational—and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do we fall in love? And how do we grapple with the imponderables of morality, religion, and consciousness? How the Mind Works synthesizes the most satisfying explanations of our mental life from cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and other fields to explain what the mind is, how it evolved, and how ... Read more
This edition of Pinker's bold and buoyant classic is updated with a new foreword by the author.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393334777
SKU
V9780393334777
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Usually ships in 8 to 11 working days
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99-1
About Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language and cognition; writes for publications such as the New York Times, Time, and The Atlantic; and is the author of ten books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels ... Read more
Reviews for How the Mind Works
"Undeniably brilliant."
Newsday "Big, brash, and a lot of fun."
Time "Hugely entertaining…always sparkling and provoking."
Wall Street Journal "Witty popular science that you enjoy reading for the writing as well as for the science. No other science writer makes me laugh so much."
Mark Ridley - New York Times Book Review "Alters completely the way ... Read more
Newsday "Big, brash, and a lot of fun."
Time "Hugely entertaining…always sparkling and provoking."
Wall Street Journal "Witty popular science that you enjoy reading for the writing as well as for the science. No other science writer makes me laugh so much."
Mark Ridley - New York Times Book Review "Alters completely the way ... Read more