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Church of Virus BBS   Mailing List   Virus 2003   Pinker, The Blank Slate. H. Allen Orr Review « previous next » Pages: [1]      Author  Topic: Pinker, The Blank Slate. H. Allen Orr Review  (Read 2134 times) Kharin Archon Posts: 407 Reputation: 8.42 Rate Kharin In heaven all the interesting people are missing. Pinker, The Blank Slate. H. Allen Orr Review « on: 2003-02-10 09:09:55 » http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16074 "What do Stalin, modern architecture, radical feminism, and most parenting experts have in common? They are all products of the false belief that we are born with empty minds, a tabula rasa. Or so says Steven Pinker in his new book, The Blank Slate. If the aim of science is to explain apparently unrelated phenomena via a single elegant theory, Pinker is obviously onto something big. Any theory that can explain the origins of the Five Year Plan and Le Corbusier must be reckoned with." Report to moderator   Logged rhinoceros Archon Gender: Posts: 1318 Reputation: 8.40 Rate rhinoceros My point is ... Re:Pinker, The Blank Slate. H. Allen Orr Review « Reply #1 on: 2003-02-10 16:00:23 » [kharin] http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16074 <snip> [rhinoceros] This is a very critical review of Pinker's "Blank Slate" and of evolutionary psychology in general. Several issues are raised regarding the too easy explanations which evolutionary tends to provide. The quality of some arguments and several conclusions of Pinker are also examined critically. Report to moderator   Logged Pages: [1]   Jump to:Please select a destination: ----------------------------- General ----------------------------- =>Announcements =>Evolution and Memetics =>FAQ =>Church Doctrine =>Science & Technology =>Society & Culture =>Arts & Entertainment =>Philosophy & Religion =>Humor & Satire =>Creative Endeavors =>Serious Business =>Virian Book Club =>Second Life =>Free For All =>Infections =>Suggestion Box =>Test Area ----------------------------- Mailing List ----------------------------- =>Virus 2006 =>Virus 2005 =>Virus 2004 =>Virus 2003

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