The Blank Slate

An extremely good book—clear, well argued, fair, learned, tough, witty, humane, stimulating. (The Washington Post)

Pinker makes his main argument persuasively and with great verve; it ought to be read by anybody who feels they have had enough of the nature-nurture rows. (The Economist)

Stylish; what a superb thinker and writer he is. (Richard Dawkins, TLS)

Required reading; an unanswerable case for accepting that man can be, as he is, both wired and free. (Frederick Raphael, Los Angeles Times)

Information about the author: Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature, is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of many awards for his research, teaching, and books.