{"product_id":"the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature-steven-pinker-9780140276053","title":"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Modern Denial of Human Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently 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. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOmschrijving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently 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 \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e just a product of society; male and female minds \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant ... enjoyable, informative, clear, humane' \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you think the nature-nurture debate has been resolved, you are wrong ... this book is required reading' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An original and vital contribution to science and also a rattling good read' Matt Ridley, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Startling ... This is a breath of air for a topic that has been politicized for too long' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProductspecificaties\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuteur:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steven Pinker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUitgever:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBindwijze:\u003c\/strong\u003e B-format paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerschijningsdatum:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003-06-05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAantal pagina's:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780140276053\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThema:\u003c\/strong\u003e Popular psychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/strong\u003e SELF-HELP \/ Personal Growth \/ General\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOver de auteur\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Style\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stuff of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blank Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow the Mind Works\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Language Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine's \"The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals,\" Foreign Policy's \"100 Global Thinkers,\" and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's \"The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intertaal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56354485436756,"sku":"9780140276053","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0538\/0692\/files\/9780140276053.jpg?v=1783583270","url":"https:\/\/intertaalid.nl\/fr\/products\/the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature-steven-pinker-9780140276053","provider":"Intertaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}