The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial Of — Human Nature

The romanticized notion that humans are naturally selfless and peaceful, and that greed or violence are purely "corruptions" of society.

Pinker identifies three entrenched ideas that dominate modern intellectual life, which he seeks to dismantle: The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

The fear that biological differences justify discrimination. The romanticized notion that humans are naturally selfless

The belief that the mind has no innate structure and that all knowledge and behavior come from experience and culture. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

The romanticized notion that humans are naturally selfless and peaceful, and that greed or violence are purely "corruptions" of society.

Pinker identifies three entrenched ideas that dominate modern intellectual life, which he seeks to dismantle:

The fear that biological differences justify discrimination.

The belief that the mind has no innate structure and that all knowledge and behavior come from experience and culture.