If our genes dictate our actions, can we be held responsible for them?
The idea that the mind has no innate structure and is molded entirely by culture and experience. TГЎbula Rasa - Steven Pinker
In his 2002 book The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature , cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker challenges the widely held belief that the human mind at birth is a "tabula rasa" (blank slate). Pinker argues that this concept, while politically appealing, is scientifically inaccurate and prevents a realistic understanding of the human condition. The Three Myths If our genes dictate our actions, can we
The core of the essay explores why the "Blank Slate" is so fiercely defended. Pinker suggests it stems from four fears: If our genes dictate our actions
If we are just biological machines, does life lose its meaning?
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