The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker
Following HOW THE MIND WORKS, Pinker now asks: what makes a person? Pinker challenges conventional wisdom that our thoughts and feelings seep into our heads from the surrounding culture. This is the assumption behind discussions in dozens of areas, from how to reduce illiteracy and crime to how to lose weight and bring up children. Pinker shows this is all wrong: we are not blank slates, but are born with our characteristics in place: as species, gender and individual. Human nature cannot be denied.
Pinker challenges conventional wisdom that our thoughts and feelings seep into our heads from the surrounding culture
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 research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine's "The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals," Foreign Policy's "100 Global Thinkers," and Time magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today."
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| ISBN 13 | 9780713992564 |
| ISBN 10 | 0713992565 |
| Title | The Blank Slate |
| Author | Steven Pinker |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Aventis Prize for Science Books 2003 |
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