Blank Slate
«A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying»
Tim Lott, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 560
- ISBN
- 9780140276053
- Utgivelsesår
- 2003
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
- Priser
- Short-listed for Aventis Prize for Science Books 2003.
Anmeldelser
«A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying»
Tim Lott, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
«Brilliant ... enjoyable, informative, clear, humane»
New Scientist
«If you think the nature-nurture debate has been resolved, you are wrong ... this book is required reading»
Literary Review
«An original and vital contribution to science and also a rattling good read»
Matt Ridley, Sunday Telegraph