Our conceptions of human nature affect everything aspect of our lives, from child-rearing to politics to morality to the arts. Yet many fear that scientific discoveries about innate patterns of thinking and feeling may be used to justify inequality, to subvert social change, and to dissolve personal responsibility. — In The Blank Slate, St... more »

ISBN-13: 9780670031511
ISBN-10: 0670031518
Publication Date: 9/30/2002
Pages: 528
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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Carrie L. (teratologist) reviewed The Blank Slate : The Denial of Human Nature and Modern Intellectual Life on 7/26/2006 + 2 more book reviews

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Frankly, this was a strawman-beating disappointment. Pinker should stick to what he knows; language. I recommend his work on linguistics much more highly.

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