Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker has written at least 58 books. Their most popular book is Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress with 264 saves with an average rating of 4.1⭐.

Author Bio

Steven Arthur "Steve" Pinker is a Canadian-born American cognitive scientist, psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and is known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

2018 • 264 Readers • 576 pages 4.1

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

2010 • 241 Readers • 832 pages 3.9

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
BySteven Pressfield,Soman Chainani,+23 more

2017 • 157 Readers 4.1

The Blank Slate

The Blank Slate
BySteven Pinker

2002 • 142 Readers • 528 pages 4.2

The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind

1994 • 140 Readers • 506 pages 3.9

The Sense of Style

The Sense of Style
BySteven Pinker

2014 • 101 Readers • 370 pages 4

How the Mind Works

How the Mind Works
BySteven Pinker

1997 • 89 Readers • 660 pages 4

Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

2021 • 77 Readers • 432 pages 3.4

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

#4 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

2007 • 61 Readers • 524 pages 3.6

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

#3 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

2002 • 18 Readers • 794 pages 4.3

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

#4 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

2007 • 17 Readers • 499 pages 3

Words and Rules

Words and Rules
BySteven Pinker

1999 • 16 Readers • 286 pages 4.5

How the Mind Works

How the Mind Works
BySteven Pinker

2009 • 8 Readers • 661 pages 4

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Mental Immunity
ByAndy Norman

7 Readers • 401 pages 2

Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?

Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?
BySteven Pinker,Matt Ridley,+2 more

2016 • 7 Readers • 111 pages 4

Enlightenment Now

Enlightenment Now
BySteven Pinker

2018 • 6 Readers 5

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#1 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

1994 • 6 Readers • 546 pages 4.5

Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language

1999 • 6 Readers • 384 pages 4

How the Mind Works

How the Mind Works
BySteven Pinker

4 Readers • 673 pages

The Better Angels of Our Nature

2012 • 4 Readers 4.5

The Seven Words You Can't Say On Television

2008 • 4 Readers • 69 pages 3

What Are You Optimistic About?

17 Edge Question

What Are You Optimistic About?
ByJohn Brockman,John McCarthy,+34 more

2007 • 3 Readers • 380 pages

Racionalidade: o que é, porque parece rara e porque importa

2021 • 2 Readers • 325 pages

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The Stone Reader
ByCostică Brădățan(Contributor),Gary Gutting(Contributor)

2015 • 2 Readers

Language, Cognition, and Human Nature: Selected Articles

2013 • 2 Readers • 392 pages

O Iluminismo Agora: Em Defesa da Razão, Ciência, Humanismo e Progresso

2018 • 2 Readers • 600 pages

En defensa de la Ilustración: Por la razón, la ciencia, el humanismo y el progreso

2018 • 2 Readers • 744 pages 4

Os Anjos Bons da Nossa Natureza: Por Que a Violência Diminuiu

Os Anjos Bons da Nossa Natureza: Por Que a Violência Diminuiu
BySteven Pinker,Bernardo Joffily(Translator),+1 more

2010 • 1 Reader • 1,088 pages

The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and The Mind

#1 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

1994 • 1 Reader • 494 pages

Lepší andělé naší přirozenosti: Proč ubývá násilí

Lepší andělé naší přirozenosti: Proč ubývá násilí
BySteven Pinker,Zuzana Gabajová(Translator)

2010 • 1 Reader

Overregularization in Language Acquisition

Overregularization in Language Acquisition
ByGary F. Marcus,Steven Pinker,+2 more

1992 • 1 Reader • 182 pages

Os Anjos Bons da Nossa Natureza

2010 • 1 Reader • 1,016 pages

On the origin of art

On the origin of art
ByDavid Walsh,Elizabeth Pearce,+4 more

2016 • 1 Reader • 489 pages 5

El instinto del lenguaje

1994 • 1 Reader • 535 pages

The stuff of thought

The stuff of thought
BySteven Pinker

1 Reader

Guia de Escrita: Como Conceber Um Texto com Clareza, Precisão e Elegância

2014 • 1 Reader • 256 pages

Tábula Rasa

#3 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

Tábula Rasa
BySteven Pinker

2002 • 1 Reader • 688 pages

Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships

2014 • 1 Reader • 385 pages

O Novo Iluminismo

O Novo Iluminismo
BySteven Pinker

2018 • 1 Reader • 664 pages

Лучшее в нас. Почему насилия в мире стало меньше

2010 • 1 Reader • 952 pages

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#3 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

La tabla rasa
BySteven Pinker

2002 • 1 Reader

La tabla rasa: La negación moderna de la naturaleza humana

#3 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

2002 • 1 Reader • 708 pages

Gewalt

Gewalt
BySteven Pinker

2011 • 1,216 pages

El sentido del estilo

El sentido del estilo
BySteven Pinker

2019 • 280 pages

Come funziona la mente

#2 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

Come funziona la mente
BySteven Pinker

1997 • 694 pages

L'istinto del linguaggio

#1 of 4 in Language and Human Nature Tetralogy

1994 • 493 pages