The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

Pinker, Steven

ISBN 10: 0670063274 / ISBN 13: 9780670063277

Verlag: Viking Adult, 2007

Beschreibung

It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wearâ creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers PKV.0670063274.A

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
• Verlag: Viking Adult
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0670063274
• ISBN-13: 9780670063277
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: acceptable

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Inhaltsangabe

The Pulitzer Prize finalist author of The Blank Slate presents an accessible study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from swearing and innuendo to prepositions and baby names reveal facts about key human concepts, emotions, and relationships.

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Steven Pinker is one of the world's most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine's "The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals," Foreign Policy's "100 Global Thinkers," and Time magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today."