The Almost Blank Slate

From: Skeptic | Date: July 1, 2004| Author: Schlinger, Henry D | Copyright information

Making A Case For Human Nurture

IN 2002, THE PSYCHOLOGIST STEVEN PINKER appeared on the New York Times bestseller list with The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature,1 a book that attempts to catapult the nature-nurture issue back into public debate, while squarely coming down on the side of human nature. I shall argue, however, that there is overwhelming evidence that learning exerts the most significant influence on human behavior-a fact that is rarely acknowledged, publiciz...

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