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The blank slate: the modern denial of human nature
Abstract
The blank slate, the noble savage and the ghost in the machine: the official theory silly putty the last wall to fall culture vultures the slate's last stand. Fear and loathing: political scientists the Holy Trinity. Human nature with a human face: the fear of inequality the fear of imperfectability the fear of determinism the fear of nihilism. Know thyself: in touch with reality out of our depths the many roots of our suffering the sanctimonious animal. Hot buttons: politics violence gender children the arts. The voice of the species. Appendix: Donald E. Brown's list of human universals.
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- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2003-03-01
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 07
- Pages
- 40-4305-40-4305
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
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- W1872053182
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- en
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