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The Blank Slate


The Blank Slate : The Modern Denial of Human Nature

Steven Pinker convincingly discusses the myths Blank Slate, Noble Savage, and Ghost in the Machine, in order to then propose new perspectives based on the current insights into how human nature works and doesn't.

Read it during a stay in the Austrian Alps. Great read, even if you have to take it in small pieces at a time. Balancing it with mountainhikes and enjoying the sun in front of our tent helped a lot.

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