![]() ![]() Dylan Evans, Evening Standard, September 10, 2002Įvery once in a while, a book comes along that compels us to change our minds about the world. Pinker's prose sweeps the reader along effortlessly, despite the complexity and sheer size of the intellectual territory he covers. Grayling, Literary Review, September 2002Ī remarkable and powerful book. Given the importance of the questions he discusses, his book is required reading. Pinker's case is convincing and cogent, and he does a service in presenting the arguments, and the associated scientific evidence, in such an accessible fashion. ![]() Simon Blackburn, New Scientist, September 5, 2002 But Pinker manages it, while never compromising on the point that good morals and politics need to acknowledge the truth about human beings as they are, rather than how we might like them to be. It is difficult to be morally sensitive while treading on people's dreams. It is enjoyable, informative, clear, humane and sensible. The Blank Slate is brilliant in several dimensions. Mark Ridley, The Times (London), September 4, 2002. I agree with his main position, and admire the way he defends it. He keeps his writing alive with humour, stories, cartoons, and one-liners from the movies. ![]() Pinker is a fluent writer, superb at explaining difficult ideas for general readers. A rich, sophisticated argument that may leave pious souls a little uneasy. ![]()
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