{"product_id":"the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature-9780142003343","title":"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow updated with a new afterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142003343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.06w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/21\/2003 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steven Pinker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634824867996,"sku":"9780142003343","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_14008dd1-3c19-4bf5-8fd2-06de8ab40db6.jpg?v=1603837743","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature-9780142003343","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}