The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker - PART I (part 1) | Текст песни

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PART I: THE BLANK SLATE, THE NOBLE SAVAGE, AND THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE (part 1)

Everyone has a theory of human nature. Everyone has to anticipate the behavior of others, and that means we all need theories about what makes people tick. A tacit theory of human nature - that behavior is caused by thoughts and feelings - is embedded in the very way we think about people.

We fill out this theory by introspecting on our own minds and assuming that our fellows are like ourselves, and by watching people's behavior and filing away generalizations. We absorb still other ideas from our intellectual climate: from the expertise of authorities and the conventional wisdom of the day.