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Rationality - Full Reviews

Rationality - Full Reviews Psychology Today: Steven Pinker Thinks Rationality Is Unnatural, But... Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics: Book review of “Rationality: What it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters” Symposium: Enlightenment 2.0 - A Review of “Rationality,” by Steven...

Reviews and Feature Articles

REVIEWS Psychological Science The Atlantic Times Literary Supplement The Sunday Times The Millions Toronto Star New Statesman National Post The Weekly Standard The Washington Post The Chronicle of Higher Education - Lingua Franca The New York Times Brain Pickings Mother Jones Time The Chicago Manual...

Review Excerpts for The Better Angels of Our Nature

"A subtle piece of natural philosophy to rival that of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment...He writes like an angel too." —The Economist, Dec. 10, 2011 "The Better Angels of Our Nature is a supremely important book. To have command of so much research, spread across so many different fields, is...

PSY 1 | Introduction to Psychological Science | Lectures

Course Trailer Lecture 01: Introduction Lecture 02: Psychoanalysis & Behaviorism Lecture 03: The Multilevel Cognitive-Biological Approach Lecture 04: Evolution Lecture 05: Nature and Nurture Lecture 06: The Brain Lecture 07: Neuron and Networks Lecture 08: 3D Structure from 2D Lecture 09: Visual and...

Rationality - Review Extracts

Rationality - Review Extracts "As with all of his books, this one is erudite, lucid, funny and dense with fascinating material. His characteristic brew of Yiddish jokes, brainy comics and incisive argumentation is a pleasure to read, even when the subjects are technical and mathematical. It's no...

Review Excerpts for The Blank Slate

[A] lucid view of what makes humans human. ... A rich, sophisticated argument that may leave pious souls a little uneasy. — Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2002 Pinker is a fluent writer, superb at explaining difficult ideas for general readers. He keeps his writing alive with humour, stories, cartoons...

Review Excerpts for Words and Rules

A gem. —Mark Aronoff, New York Times Book Review, Nov. 28, 1999 A treat. —Jan Freeman, Boston Globe, Dec. 5, 1999 A deliciously erudite, if somewhat grainy, glass of Metamucil for the legion of English speakers troubled by irregular verbs. —William Safire, New York Times Magazine, Dec. 12, 1999 An...

Review Excerpts for Language Learnability and Language Development

"A fiercely reasoned, bently written landmark of psychological science." —Roger Brown "Altogether, this book is truly rare. It makes one think about how work should be done in the field, points out many present difficulties insightfully, and is full of interesting proposals and analyses... a...

Interviews and Adaptations by the Author

"Steve Pinker demolishes John Horgan's view of war" Why Evolution is True. The Decline of War nad Conceptions of HUman Nature" The Forum: The Decline of War. International Studies Review. "Hey, Foreign Policy, the World Really Is Getting Safer" Foreign Policy "The Long Peace: Systematic Trends and...