Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates's "new favorite book of all time") answers all the questions...

"Was ist Ihre gefährlichste Idee?" ist eine faszinierende Sammlung von Essays, in der einige der führenden Wissenschaftler und Denker unserer Zeit ihre provokantesten und potenziell umstrittensten Ideen präsentieren. Herausgegeben von...

"If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this-the most inspiring book I've ever read." -Bill Gates (May, 2017) A provocative history of violence-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stuff of Thought,...

Rationality von Pinker, Steven

„The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature“ von Steven Pinker ist ein Buch, das sich kritisch mit der Vorstellung auseinandersetzt, dass der menschliche Geist bei der Geburt ein unbeschriebenes Blatt („blank slate“) sei und...

he bestselling author of The Language Instinct deploys his gift for explaining difficult ideas in a short and entertaining writing guide for the 21st century. Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. As Pinker...

A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's...

"Der Stoff, aus dem das Denken ist: Was die Sprache über unsere Natur verrät" von Steven Pinker untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Sprache und menschlicher Natur. Pinker, ein renommierter Kognitionspsychologe und Linguist, argumentiert,...

Is humanity approaching a golden age, driven by technology and ever-closer global networks? This is a thought-provoking face-off of some of the world's most renowned thinkers debating whether we are progressing or if it's just an...

Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now, answers all the questions hereToday humanity is reaching new heights of...

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

A definitive account of how language works, how we learn it and how it evolves, from an award-winning cognitive scientist and public intellectual. New edition, including an afterword on the book's origins and influence, and re-jacketed...