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The Blank Slate

The Modern Denial of Human Nature

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The Blank Slate

Written by: Steven Pinker
Narrated by: Victor Bevine
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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 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.

©2003 Steven Pinker (P)2019 Penguin Audio Consciousness & Thought Movements Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Sociology

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

"Brilliant...enjoyable, informative, clear, humane." (New Scientist)

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

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Thought provoking.

A Fascinating look at a wide range of topics regarding human evolution and cognition. Makes a convincing case for understanding human reasoning, intuition and social behaviour as partially determined by evolutionary pressures. However it is important to read Henrich's "The Secret of our Success" as a counter balance to the ideas presented here. Would've preferred a more engaging Narrator.

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