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The blank slate
the modern denial of human nature
Steven Pinker
Published
2002
by
Viking
in
New York
.
Written in English.
About the Book
In a study of the nature versus nurture debate, one of the world's foremost experts on language and the mind explores the modern self-denial of our basic human natures.
Table of Contents
| PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine | ||
| Official theory -- | ||
| Silly putty -- | ||
| Last wall to fall -- | ||
| Culture vultures -- | ||
| Slate's last stand -- -- PART II. Fear and loathing | ||
| Political scientists -- | ||
| Holy trinity -- -- PART III. Human nature with a human face | ||
| Fear of inequality -- | ||
| Fear of imperfectibility -- | ||
| Fear of determinism -- | ||
| Fear of nihilism -- -- PART IV. Know thyself | ||
| In touch with reality -- | ||
| Out of our depths -- | ||
| Many roots of our suffering -- | ||
| Sanctimonious animal -- -- PART V. Hot buttons | ||
| Politics -- | ||
| Violence -- | ||
| Gender -- | ||
| Children -- | ||
| Arts -- -- PART VI. Voice of the species -- Appendix: | ||
| Donald E. Brown's list of human universals |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p.461-489) and index.
Classifications
Dewey Decimal Class |
155.2/34 |
Library of Congress |
BF341 .P47 2002 |
The Physical Object
Pagination |
xvi, 509 p. : |
Number of pages |
509 |
ID Numbers
Open Library |
OL24745108M |
Internet Archive |
blankslatemodern00pink |
ISBN 10 |
0670031518, 0965491730 |
ISBN 13 |
9780670031511, 9780965491730 |
LC Control Number |
2002022719 |
OCLC/WorldCat |
49320481 |
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