The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

Steven Pinker

509 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of society; male and female minds are different; the genes we give our child...

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