
The Blank Slate
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. 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. Pinker shows the importance of an honest acknowledgment of human nature based on science and common sense.
- Publisher
- Viking
- ISBN-13
- 9780641599002
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Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2003)
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeShortlisted(2003)
Other awarded books from Steven Pinker
- How the Mind Works (2003)1 win · 16 score
- The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (2011)0 wins · 10 score
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