The Stuff of Thought
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| Author | Steven Pinker |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Publisher | Penguin Group (Viking Press) |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 499 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-06327-7 |
| OCLC | 154308853 |
| 401 22 | |
| LC Class | P107 .P548 2007 |
The Stuff of Thought: Language As a Window Into Human Nature is a 2007 book by experimental psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker "analyzes how our words relate to thoughts and to the world around us and reveals what this tells us about ourselves." Put another way, Pinker "probes the mystery of human nature by examining how we use words". The book became a New York Times best seller.