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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE: TALKING POINTS | Psychology 3500

Graduate course Enrollment is limited to teaching fellows for "The Human Mind" and graduate students who have obtained the permission of the instructor Thursday 3:30-5:30 A graduate companion course to "The Human Mind," which explores the theories and controversies in greater depth. Topics include...

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...

How We Evaluate Our Current Circumstances: Talking to Steven Pinker

"In what ways do progressive critics of the Enlightenment’s legacy find themselves nonetheless indebted to Enlightenment principles and argumentative practices? In what ways might constrictive counter-Enlightenment trends prompt sober, empirically circumspect thinkers to become ever more engaged...