Steven Pinker

The Language Instinct

Argument that language is an innate biological faculty shaped by evolution

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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker

Canadian-American cognitive scientist and psychologist whose The Language Instinct argued that language is a biological adaptation. The Better Angels of Our Nature marshalled massive data to argue that violence has declined throughout history. He is one of the most influential public intellectuals of his generation.

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