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The Blank Slate Steven Pinker

The Blank Slate By Steven Pinker

The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker

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Summary

This title makes explicit the argument that has been the backdrop to the author's previous books. It claims that the ideas of the noble savage and the blank slate which underpin modern attitudes to human nature are untruthful in deflecting responsibility from the individual onto society.

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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature 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.

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Pinker challenges conventional wisdom that our thoughts and feelings seep into our heads from the surrounding culture.

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 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.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The blank slate, the noble savage and the ghost in the machine: the official theory; silly putty; the last wall to fall; culture vultures; the slate's last stand. Part II Fear and loathing: political scientists; the holy trinity. Part III Human nature with a human face: the fear of inequality; the fear of imperfectibility; the fear of determinism; the fear of nihilism. Part IV Know thyself: in touch with reality; out of our depths; the many roots of our suffering; the sanctimonious animal. Part V Hot buttons: politics; violence; gender; children; the arts. Part VI The voice of the species. Appendix: Donald E. Brown's list of human universals.

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GOR001176757
9780713992564
0713992565
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
20020905
528
Short-listed for Aventis Prize for Science Books 2003
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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