How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker

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How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker

I was really surprised to see how controversial Steven Pinker is for some people. Apparently, there is a lot of anger by some scientists. I’m not sure why. I’m not a scientist, but, I read a lot of science. It may be that he has very strong opinions that he defends well on controversial subjects. Maybe it is professional jealousy. He is free in his criticism of scientists he feels let politics influence them and it might be that this upsets some people who like them. What you get here is a survey of the psychology of the mind, and it is a pyrotechnical feat. The range of subjects, quotations and examples is astonishing. Will you learn how the mind works? Not really, because no one knows yet. But, you will get many insights into it, you will get myths shattered, suspicions gratified and more explanations than you can probably absorb. At least, I can’t absorb it all.

It is not in my opinion as good a book as The Language Instinct, nor as good as The Blank Slate, which it resembles in some ways (I am reading them simultaneously, though I read TBS years ago for the first time, and you can’t help but notice the cross-over). So, I considered giving it four stars. But, then I decided, it is such a powerful performance, and so well written, that it shouldn’t get less than five stars just because he didn’t surpass himself. I have another book of his on tap and I’m going to get right to it.

I will offer this minor criticism. Have you ever sat through a fireworks display that just never ended? It might have benefitted from a little tighter editing, but it seems like he just doesn’t want to leave anything out. If he knows it, he want us to know it too.

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