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Titles in the Set:
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows [Hardcover]
The Blank Slate
The Language Instinct
Condition:BRAND NEW
Format:Mixedlot
ISBN: 9789124204174
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows:
As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinkers fascination is how we think about each others thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but Steven Pinker shows that we do it all the time. This awareness, which we experience as something that is public or out there, is called common knowledge, and it has a momentous impact on our social, political, and economic lives.
The Blank Slate:
Recently 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 not just a product of society; male and female minds are 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.
The Language Instinct:
'A marvellously readable book... illuminates every facet of human language: its biological origin, its uniqueness to humanity, it acquisition by children, its grammatical structure, the production and perception of speech, the pathology of language disorders and the unstoppable evolution of languages and dialects' - Nature
About the Author:
Steven Pinker is one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind. His popular and highly praised books include The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, Words and Rules, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. 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 New York Times, Time, The New Republic, and other magazines.
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Steven Pinker Collection 3 Books Set (When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows, The Blank Slate & The Language Instinct)
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