The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
ISBN-13:
9780143114246
ISBN-10:
0143114247
Edition:
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Author:
Steven Pinker
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
499 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780143114246
ISBN-10:
0143114247
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Steven Pinker
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
499 pages
Summary
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (ISBN-13: 9780143114246 and ISBN-10: 0143114247), written by authors
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This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now.
"Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."
--The New York Times Book Review
Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves.
"Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."
--The New York Times Book Review
Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves.
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