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Steven Pinker

He is Peter de Florez Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Born 1954

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  • Cover of: The language instinct: the new science of language and mind

    First published in 1994 18 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition languageinstinct00pink Cover of edition languageinstinct00pink_180 Cover of edition languageinstinct00pink_779 Cover of edition languageinstinct00pink_375
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  • Cover of: How the mind works

    First published in 1997 13 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition howmindworks00pink Cover of edition howmindworks00stev Cover of edition jakdzialaumysl00pink Cover of edition howmindworks00pink_904
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  • Cover of: What are you optimistic about?

    First published in 2007 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition whatareyouoptimi00john
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  • Cover of: The blank slate: the modern denial of human nature

    First published in 2002 10 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition blankslatemoder00pink Cover of edition blankslate00stev Cover of edition blankslatemodern00pink Cover of edition blankslatemodern0000pink_a0y0
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  • Cover of: Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

    First published in 2021 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

    First published in 2014 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The stuff of thought: language as window into human nature

    First published in 2007 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition stuffofthoughtla00pink_0 Cover of edition stuffthoughtlang00pink_434 Cover of edition stuffthoughtlang00pink_302
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  • Cover of: The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined

    First published in 2011 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition betterangelsofou02pink
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  • Cover of: Enlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress

    First published in 2018 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Words and rules: the ingredients of language

    First published in 1999 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition wordsrulesingred0000pink Cover of edition wordsrulesingred00pink_624
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  • Cover of: Blank Slate: Denying Human Nature in Modern Life

    First published in 2002 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language

    First published in 2008 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The best American science and nature writing 2004

    First published in 2004 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Learnability and Cognition: The Acquisition of Argument Structure

    First published in 2013 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

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  • Cover of: Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships

    First published in 2014 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

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  • Cover of: Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

    First published in 2021 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Instinto del Lenguaje, El

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Language, Cognition, and Human Nature

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Born 1954
Subjects
Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Cognition, Psychology, Language and languages, Human evolution, Linguistics, Natural selection, Neuropsychology, New York Times reviewed, Cognitive neuroscience, Grammar, comparative and general, Nonfiction, Progress, Science, Biolinguistics, Civilization, modern, 21st century, Comparative and general Grammar, Humanism, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Language Development, New York Times bestseller, Philosophy, Quality of life, Reason
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Aristotle, E. B. White, Henry Fowler, John von Neumann, Noam Chomsky (1928-), Oskar Morgenstern, Thomas Bayes, William Strunk
Time
21st century

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October 24, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
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