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| Author | Steven Pinker |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Publisher | Penguin Group (Viking Press) |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 499 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-06327-7 |
| OCLC | 154308853 |
| 401 22 | |
| LC Class | P107 .P548 2007 |
The Stuff of Thought: Language As a Window Into Human Nature is a 2007 book by experimental psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker "analyzes how our words relate to thoughts and to the world around us and reveals what this tells us about ourselves."[1] Put another way, Pinker "probes the mystery of human nature by examining how we use words".[2] The book became a New York Times best seller.
- ^ Pinker, Steven. "The Stuff of Thought". Steven Pinker. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ Press, Michelle (September 2007), "Reviews: Cyclic Universe•World of Words•Nuclear Terror", Scientific American, vol. 297, no. 3, Scientific American, Inc., p. 120, retrieved 2008-08-03