Instinct: How The Mind Creates Lan... | The Language

Pinker’s work challenges the "blank slate" view of the human mind, instead presenting language as a specialized faculty of the brain. The Language Instinct with Steven Pinker (1995)

In , Steven Pinker argues that language is not a cultural invention like fire or the wheel, but a biological adaptation hardwired into the human brain by evolution. He compares this innate capacity to a spider’s ability to spin webs—a complex skill performed spontaneously without conscious effort or formal instruction. Core Arguments and Key Concepts The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Lan...