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      The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

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      Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature.

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      Product ID:9780140276053
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Blank Slate
      Subtitle:The Modern Denial of Human Nature
      Authors:Author: Steven Pinker
      Page Count:560
      Subjects:Popular science, Popular science, Popular psychology, Popular psychology
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature.

      ''A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying'' Daily Telegraph

      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 children shape them more than our parenting practices. To acknowledge our innate abilities, Pinker shows, is not to condone inequality, but to understand the very foundations of humanity.

      ''Brilliant ... enjoyable, informative, clear, humane'' New Scientist

      ''If you think the nature-nurture debate has been resolved, you are wrong ... this book is required reading'' Literary Review

      ''An original and vital contribution to science and also a rattling good read'' Matt Ridley, Sunday Telegraph

      ''Startling ... This is a breath of air for a topic that has been politicized for too long'' Economist


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2003-06-05

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      Weight382 g
      Dimensions200 × 127 × 25 mm