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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times 'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and more effective'...
THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard DawkinsIs modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines,...
Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific...
One of the world's science superstars presents a brilliantly illuminating, entertaining and cutting-edge account of how language actually works.How does language work? How do children learn their mother tongue? Why do languages change over time, making Chaucer's English...
Language, Cognition, and Human Nature collects together for the first time much of Steven Pinker's most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker's seminal research explores the workings of language and its connections to cognition, perception, social...
'The most inspiring book I've ever read' Bill Gates, 2017'A brilliant, mind-altering book ... Everyone should read this astonishing book' Guardian'Will change the way you see the world' Daily MailShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2012Wasn't the twentieth...
Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion?Why are some words rude and others aren't?Why can launching into expletives be so shocking - and sometimes so amusing?Steven Pinker takes us on a fascinating and funny journey through the world of...
The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use...
'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. ...
'Dazzling...Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to geese...Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations'- Independent'A marvellously readable book...illuminates every facet of...
'Powerful and gripping... To have read it is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche ... a glittering tour de force' Spectator Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? From the acclaimed author...
Comprendre l'irrationalité du monde et devenir soi-même plus rationnel. Dans le domaine scientifique, l'humanité ne cesse de progresser. Mais partout ailleurs, elle semble perdre la tête. Comment une espèce capable d'explorer Mars et de développer des vaccins en moins...
Pour beaucoup, le monde est au bord du gouffre, menacé par le terrorisme, les guerres, les migrations et les apocalypses. Pourtant, jamais l'humanité n'a vécu une période aussi paisible et heureuse : chiffres à l'appui, ce livre montre que la santé, la prospérité, la...
Aussi incroyable que cela paraisse, nous vivons l'époque la moins violente et la plus paisible de toute l'histoire de l'humanité. S'appuyant sur des milliers d'études, plus de trente années de recherches et des statistiques incontestables, Steven Pinker montre que,...
L’idée que chacun de nous se fait de la nature humaine affecte toute notre vie, de la manière dont nous élevons nos enfants à nos positions politiques. Les sciences permettent aujourd’hui de mieux la comprendre, de mieux cerner les structures innées qui régissent nos...
Quelles sont les structures universelles du langage?Quelles sont ses bases biologiques? Que savent les bébés en naissant? Existe-t-il des gènes de la grammaire? Parviendra-t-on à recréer le langage humain par l'intelligence artificielle? Quelle différence entre les...
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