Steven Pinker - El instinto del lenguaje

STEVEN ARTHUR PINKER (Montreal, 18 de septiembre de 1954). Es un psicólogo experimental, científico cognitivo, lingüista y escritor canadiense. Es conocido por su defensa enérgica y de gran alcance de la psicología evolucionista y de la teoría computacional de la mente. Sus especializaciones académicas son la percepción y el desarrollo del lenguaje en niños, es más conocido por argumentar que el lenguaje es un “instinto” o una adaptación biológica modelada por la selección natural.

Obras: El instinto del lenguaje: cómo crea el lenguaje la mente (1994). Cómo funciona la mente (2001). Tabula rasa: La negación moderna de la naturaleza humana (2002). El mundo de las palabras (2007). Los ángeles que llevamos dentro: El declive de la violencia y sus implicaciones (2011).

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