How the Mind Works

Steven Pinker

ISBN 10: 0393334775 / ISBN 13: 9780393334777

Published by WW Norton & Co, 2009

About this Item

This Pulitzer Prize finalist is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830. . 2009. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How the Mind Works
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393334775
• ISBN 13: 9780393334777
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

"A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear." ―New York Review of Books

In this Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational―and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do we fall in love? And how do we grapple with the imponderables of morality, religion, and consciousness? How the Mind Works synthesizes the most satisfying explanations of our mental life from cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and other fields to explain what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, feel, laugh, interact, enjoy the arts, and contemplate the mysteries of life.

This edition of Pinker's bold and buoyant classic is updated with a new foreword by the author.

About the Author

Steven Pinker is a Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language and cognition; writes for publications such as the New York Times, Time, and The Atlantic; and is the author of ten books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, and The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century.