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In the end he says that after having had 5 kids he believes that nature has a much stronger impact on people's personalities than nurture. That surprised me, I
by jhuckestein 15y ago
In the end he says that after having had 5 kids he believes that nature has a much stronger impact on people's personalities than nurture. That surprised me, I wish he could have elaborated on it.
- klenwell 15y agoSteven Pinker's The Blank Slate is a spirited and informed articulation of this view.
- MikeCapone 15y agoThat book is excellent. In the same vein, you can read The Moral Animal by Robert Wright, or if you want to dig deeper, check out the studies cited in those books.
- chubs 15y agoI think personality comes from nature, but character comes (initially) from nurture.