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  The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature (Paperback) By (author) Steven Pinker

  

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  Short Description for The Stuff of ThoughtNew York Times"-bestselling author Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how words explain human nature.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Published: 01 September 2008
  • Format: Paperback 499 pages
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  • Categories: Sociolinguistics | Social, Group Or Collective Psychology | Self, Ego, Identity, Personality | Philosophy Of Science
  • ISBN 13: 9780143114246 ISBN 10: 0143114247
  • Sales rank: 25,309

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• This "New York Times" bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language 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."