{"product_id":"the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature-by-steven-pinker","title":"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780140276053\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin, January 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e509 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs new. Shop soiled (Crease on front cover and bumped spine)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and the forthcoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive.\" -Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow updated with a new afterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and the forthcoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive.\" -Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow updated with a new afterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628028039330,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/51zt5jFqz1L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1792053884","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature-by-steven-pinker","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}