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Book Reviews of Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Blank Slate The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Author: Steven Pinker
ISBN-13: 9780713996722
ISBN-10: 0713996722
Pages: 528
Edition: Export Ed
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Publisher: VIKING
Book Type: Paperback
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It's extremely rare that I pick up a book and don't finish it, but I couldn't get past page 24 on this one. I was expecting something with a scientific basis, but this is primarily philosophical. A strong voice of "how everyone else has this wrong" pervades the work, which makes it is very hard to get involved in. Steve Pinker's works on the development of language are exceptional, which made this book a disappointment.
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Greatly enjoyed this book and found it very convincing. Made me re-think what I'd learned in graduate school concerning post-structuralism.