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Blank Slate. Human Nature. Who Refuses to Recognize It Today and Why

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Blank Slate. Human Nature. Who Refuses to Recognize It Today and Why
19.99 €
For several centuries, many intellectuals have tried to establish principles of justice based on the belief that human beings are born a "blank slate" on which parents and society record their biography. Many authors have tried desperately to discredit the assumption that human characteristics are innate, for if people are born different, then discrimination and racism are justified, if man is a product of biology, then free will is a mere myth, and life has no higher meaning or purpose. Pinker convincingly shows that refusing to analyze questions of human nature not only contradicts modern discoveries in genetics, neurobiology, and evolutionary theory, but also distorts our ideas about ourselves. Are intelligence and talents inherited? Can violence between individuals and nations be eradicated? Is there free will, and with it, responsibility for one's actions? Cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker discusses these questions in one of his most important books.
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