The Blank Slate (PINKER, Steven)

NOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD.

We are not, as many people assume, blank slates shaped by our environment.

We are made for sex, aggression and jealousy - but also love, compassion and reason.

To acknowledge human nature, Steven Pinker shows, is not fatalistic, but an impetus to embrace our common humanity. 

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