How the Mind Works
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How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
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| How the Mind Works canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Steven Pinker ⓘ |
| award |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist
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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction finalist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
mind as information-processing system
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modular view of mental faculties ⓘ |
| explains | mental mechanisms in evolutionary terms ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Blank Slate ⓘ |
| genre |
cognitive science literature
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evolutionary psychology literature ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
cognitive scientist
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psycholinguist ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapters ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversy in academic psychology
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critical acclaim ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on evolutionary psychology
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public understanding of cognitive science ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-393-04535-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating cognitive science and evolutionary theory
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popularizing evolutionary psychology ⓘ |
| pageCount | 660 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Language Instinct ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| subject |
cognitive science
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consciousness ⓘ emotion ⓘ evolution of mind ⓘ evolutionary psychology ⓘ human behavior ⓘ human cognition ⓘ human mind ⓘ language ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ reasoning ⓘ social behavior ⓘ vision ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers of popular science ⓘ students of psychology ⓘ |
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