Ian Channing reviewed The blank slate by Steven Pinker
Review of 'The blank slate' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Phenomenal book, describes who we are perfectly
509 pages
English language
Published Sept. 5, 2002 by Penguin.
4 stars
(21 reviews)
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, 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. Injecting calm and rationality into debates that are notorious for ax-grinding and mud-slinging, Pinker shows the importance of an honest acknowledgment of human nature based on science and common sense.
WiFlag reviewed The blank slate by Steven Pinker
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5 stars
An eye opening challenge to notions that you hold so deeply in your unconscious that you don't even realize they're there. Extremely clearly explained and very compelling.
brunosan reviewed The blank slate by Steven Pinker
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2 stars
This is one of those "inflated" books.
Great idea, but he could have said the same in a third of the pages. That´s the reason it took me months, even years to read. I start reading it, after a while I start to jump paragraphs, then pages and then I leave it for a few months...
Not sure If I´d recommend it, or better get the TED talk summary :)
Subjects
- Nature and nurture