The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, Limited (UK), 2008
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: En este fascinante libro, Steven Pinker explora la relación entre el lenguaje y la naturaleza humana. A través de un análisis profundo y accesible, Pinker revela cómo las palabras que usamos y la forma en que las empleamos reflejan nuestra manera de pensar y entender el mundo. Desde los nombres que elegimos para nuestros hijos hasta las expresiones que utilizamos para persuadir o manipular, el lenguaje se convierte en una ventana privilegiada para comprender la esencia de lo que nos hace humanos. Con su característico ingenio y estilo claro, Pinker aborda preguntas científicas y cotidianas, ofreciendo una visión estimulante y entretenida sobre el poder del lenguaje en nuestras vidas. EAN: 9780141015477 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Ciencias Título: The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Autor: Steven Pinker Editorial: Penguin Books, Limited (UK) Idioma: en Páginas: 512 Formato: tapa blanda.
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- Title
- The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
- Author
- Steven Pinker
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0141015470
- ISBN 13
- 9780141015477
In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are.
Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we threaten and bribe and seduce in such elaborate, often comical ways? How can a choice of metaphor damn a politician or start a war? And why do we rarely say what we actually mean?
Language, as Steven Pinker shows, is at the heart of our lives, and through the way we use it - whether to inform, persuade, entertain or manipulate - we can glimpse the very essence of what makes us human.
'Awesome'
Daily Mail
'Highly entertaining ... funny and thought-provoking'
The Times
'Anyone interested in language should read The Stuff of Thought ... moments of genuine revelation and some very good jokes'
Mark Haddon, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year
'No one writes about language as clearly as Steven Pinker, and this is his best book yet'
David Crystal, Financial Times
Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Until 2003, he taught in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He conducts research on language and cognition, writes for publications such as The New York Times, Time and Slate, and is the author of six books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate.
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