{"product_id":"9780140276053","title":"The Blank Slate","description":"Author: Pinker, Steven\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140276053\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Jun 2003\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker's landmark defence of human nature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e just a product of society; male and female minds \u003ci\u003eare \u003c\/i\u003edifferent; the genes we give our children shape them more than our parenting practices. To acknowledge our innate abilities, Pinker shows, is not to condone inequality, but to understand the very foundations of humanity.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128386728094,"sku":"UBD-9780140276053","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140276053.jpg?v=1786539879","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140276053","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}