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PINKER, STEVEN, born 1954

Steven Pinker

Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind.

Books: 9
Editions tracked: 15
First editions: 9
Nationality: Canada, United States

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Earliest first editionThe Language InstinctAllen Lane, 1994 Most editions trackedHow the Mind Works2 editions

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1994The Language InstinctAllen Lane
1997How the Mind WorksNorton
1999Words and RulesWeidenfeld & Nicolson
2002The Blank SlateViking
2007The Stuff of ThoughtAllen Lane
2011The Better Angels of Our NatureViking
2014The Sense of StyleViking
2018Enlightenment NowViking, an imprint of Penguin Random House
2021RationalityViking

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The Language Instinct

Steven Pinker · first published 1994

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How the Mind Works

Steven Pinker · first published 1997

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Words and Rules

Steven Pinker · first published 1999

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The Blank Slate

Steven Pinker · first published 2002

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The Stuff of Thought

Steven Pinker · first published 2007

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The Better Angels of Our Nature

Steven Pinker · first published 2011

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The Sense of Style

Steven Pinker · first published 2014

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Enlightenment Now

Steven Pinker · first published 2018

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Rationality

Steven Pinker · first published 2021

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Steven Pinker was born in 1954.

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We track 9 books by Steven Pinker across 15 editions, 9 of them first editions.

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