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'''Steven Arthur Pinker''' (b. 1954 in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]) is a cognitive neuroscientist and evolutionary psychologist at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], and author of a number of acclaimed popular science books including ''[[The Blank Slate]],'' ''[[The Language Instinct]],'' and ''[[How The Mind Works]].'' Pinker explains a variety of human faculties including [[language]] as being an evolved capacity and explores in depth the reasons why natural selection would choose to develop the brain's linguistic systems. Pinker asserts that the capacity for language is in-built, but the specific rules have to be picked up through learning. | '''Steven Arthur Pinker''' (b. 1954 in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]) is a cognitive neuroscientist and evolutionary psychologist at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]], and author of a number of acclaimed popular science books including ''[[The Blank Slate]],'' ''[[The Language Instinct]],'' and ''[[How The Mind Works]].'' Pinker explains a variety of human faculties including [[language]] as being an evolved capacity and explores in depth the reasons why natural selection would choose to develop the brain's linguistic systems. Pinker asserts that the capacity for language is in-built, but the specific rules have to be picked up through learning. | ||
Pinker was raised in a Reform Jewish family, but is now an atheist<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10144194_ITM The Pinker Instinct], an interview with [[Michael Shermer]] for ''Skeptic'' magazine</ref>. | Pinker was raised in a Reform Jewish family, but is now an atheist<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10144194_ITM The Pinker Instinct], an interview with [[Michael Shermer]] for ''Skeptic'' magazine</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 07:53, 30 June 2023
Steven Arthur Pinker (b. 1954 in Montreal, Canada) is a cognitive neuroscientist and evolutionary psychologist at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and author of a number of acclaimed popular science books including The Blank Slate, The Language Instinct, and How The Mind Works. Pinker explains a variety of human faculties including language as being an evolved capacity and explores in depth the reasons why natural selection would choose to develop the brain's linguistic systems. Pinker asserts that the capacity for language is in-built, but the specific rules have to be picked up through learning.
Pinker was raised in a Reform Jewish family, but is now an atheist[1].
References
- ↑ The Pinker Instinct, an interview with Michael Shermer for Skeptic magazine