![]() ![]() 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. 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. On second reading, it all looks different. 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. On first reading The Blank Slate in 2002, one felt that a lot of what Pinker said was probably right, or at least common sense. ![]() also highly persuasive." -Michael Lemonick, TimeĪ brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature. ![]() Front cover image for The blank slate : the modern denial of human nature. "Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read. slate : the modern denial of human nature. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |