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An edition of The Blank Slate (2002)

The blank slate

the modern denial of human nature

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In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, 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. 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. 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.

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Developmental psychology, Nature and nurture, Sociology, Nonfiction, History, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Hérédité et milieu, Psychobiologie, Être humain, Inné et acquis, Erfelijkheid en omgeving, Sociale evolutie, Anthropologie philosophique, Menselijke natuur, Denial (Psychology), Behavioral Genetics, Social Behavior, Environment, Human Characteristics, Characters and characteristics, Philosophie de l'homme

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Noam Chomsky (1928-)
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The Blank Slate
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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The Blank Slate
June 5, 2003, Penguin Books Ltd
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
August 26, 2003, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The blank slate: the modern denial of human nature
2002, Penguin
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The Blank Slate: the Modern Denial of Human Nature
January 1, 2002, Viking
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The Blank Slate: The Denial of Human Nature.
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
September 26, 2002, Viking Adult
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Table of Contents

PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself -- PART V. Hot buttons
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself -- PART V. Hot buttons
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself -- PART V. Hot buttons
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself -- PART V. Hot buttons
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself -- PART V. Hot buttons
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- PART II. Fear and loathing -- PART III. Human nature with a human face -- PART IV. Know thyself -- PART V. Hot buttons -- PART VI. Voice of the species -- Appendix:
PART I. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine-- PART II. Fear and loathing-- PART III. Human nature with a human face-- PART IV. Know thyself-- PART V. Hot buttons-- PART VI. Voice of the species-- Appendix:

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-489) and index

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BF341 .P47 2002, BF341

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xvi, 509 p. :
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