{"product_id":"the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature","title":"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature","description":"A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature, and Enlightenment Now.\n\n\"Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive.\" --Time\n\nFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize\n\nUpdated with a new afterword\n\nOne 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\u003eASIN: 0142003344\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0142003344.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pinker, Steven\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41257861316666,"sku":"DBV.0142003344.G","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0142003344-0.jpg?v=1771696842","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-blank-slate-the-modern-denial-of-human-nature","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}