The Blank Slate
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The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
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| The Blank Slate canonical | 4 |
| The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Steven Pinker ⓘ |
| awards | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
denial of human nature has political and moral consequences
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environmental and cultural factors interact with innate human nature ⓘ human nature is not a blank slate and includes innate predispositions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| critiques |
blank slate view of the mind
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extreme social constructivism ⓘ nurture-only theories of human behavior ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
The Blank Slate
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
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| genre |
cognitive science
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evolutionary psychology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-670-03151-1 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of the blank slate doctrine
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discussion of the ghost in the machine doctrine ⓘ discussion of the noble savage doctrine ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
art and aesthetics
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behavioral genetics ⓘ blank slate theory ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ evolutionary psychology ⓘ feminism ⓘ human nature ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ nature versus nurture ⓘ political ideology ⓘ social constructivism ⓘ violence and aggression ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates in evolutionary psychology
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discussions of human nature in philosophy ⓘ public discourse on nature versus nurture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin
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behavioral genetics ⓘ cognitive psychology ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking scientific views of human nature to politics and morality
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popularizing scientific arguments against the blank slate view ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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Viking Press
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| supports |
behavioral genetic evidence for heritability of traits
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evolutionary explanations of human behavior ⓘ |
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature