The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
$41.82
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
“The Stuff of Thought” is the definitive book of Steven Pinker’s career. This exhilarating work of non-fiction is surprising, thought-provoking, and incredibly enjoyable. There is no other book like it—Steven Pinker will revolutionize the way you think about language.
He analyzes what words actually mean and how we use them, revealing what this can tell us about ourselves. Pinker shows how we use space and motion as metaphors for more abstract ideas, uncovering the deeper structures o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141015477 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141015470 |
| Author: | Steven Pinker |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 674g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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‘Astonishingly readable’ Daily Telegraph
Astonishingly readable Daily Telegraph Perceptive, amusing and intelligent Times No one writes about language as clearly as Steven Pinker, and this is his best book yet Financial Times Immensely readable and stimulating. Pinker is a master at making complex ideas palatable Independent Awesome … Pinker writes lucidly and elegantly, and leavens the text with scores of perfectly judged anecdotes, jokes, cartoons and illustrations Daily Mail
About The Author
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is one of the world’s most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine’s “The World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals,” Foreign Policy’s “100 Global Thinkers,” and Time magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today.”
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