Este bestseller del New York Times es una investigación apasionante e intrépida del lenguaje del autor de Better Angels of Our Nature y The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now.
“Curioso, inventivo, intrépido, travieso. ”
–The New York Times Book Review
El exitoso autor Steven Pinker posee esa rara combinación de aptitud científica y elocuencia verbal que le permite proporcionar explicaciones lúcidas de ideas profundas y poderosas. Sus libros anteriores, incluido el finalista del Premio Pulitzer The Blank Slate, lo han catapultado al centro de atención como uno de los escritores de divulgación científica más importantes de la actualidad. En The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presenta una mirada fascinante a cómo nuestras palabras explican nuestra naturaleza. Considerando preguntas científicas con ejemplos de la vida cotidiana, The Stuff of Thought es un trabajo brillantemente elaborado y muy legible que atraerá a los fanáticos de todo, desde The Selfish Gene y Blink hasta Eats, Shoots & Leaves
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This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now.
“Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty.”
–The New York Times Book Review
Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books – including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today’s most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves
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