The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Author: Steven Pinker
From bestselling author Stephen Pinker, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature shatters the myths surrounding human behaviour and ‘nature versus nurture’.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.The Blank Slate shows that th….Read More
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