Steven Pinker

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Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
Author
Psychologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:William_James_Fellow_Award
gptkb:George_Orwell_Award
Troland Research Award
gptkbp:birthDate September 18, 1954
gptkbp:birthPlace Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:child gptkb:Catherine_Pinker
Julian_Pinker
gptkbp:field Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics
Philosophy of Language
Evolutionary Psychology
gptkbp:genre Linguistics
Non-fiction
Psychology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steven Pinker
gptkbp:influenced Public understanding of science
Cognitive science research
Debate on nature vs. nurture
Linguistic_theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:B.F._Skinner
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Nature
Enlightenment Now
How the Mind Works
Language Instinct
gptkbp:nationality American
Canadian
gptkbp:notableAlumni The importance of reason
Human progress through enlightenment values
Language as an instinct
The decline of violence
gptkbp:occupation Author
Professor
Public Speaker
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rebecca_Goldstein
gptkbp:website www.stevenpinker.com
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology