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Human nature and the blank slate

Steven Pinker · TED

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About

Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2003
Speaker
Steven Pinker
Year
2003
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, Philosophy, Languages and linguistics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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