How the Mind Works

1999/06/01 by Steven Pinker, STEVEN PINKER · 48 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Empathy and Medical Education #Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08538.x

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