Steven Pinker
I think there are a number of reasons that looking at human beings as biological organisms can be unsettling. One of them is the possibility of inequality. If human nature is a “blank slate,” then by definition we’re all the same. Whereas if nature endows us with anything, then some people might be endowed with more of it than others are, or with different stuff … [ Read more ]
Author: Steven Pinker | Source: Discover Magazine | Subjects: Life & Society, Nature, Sociology | Anthropology