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The provided passages do not contain information about specific unanswered questions within "The Blank Slate." The passages describe the book's central argument, which is that the idea of the mind having no innate traits has been a prevailing dogma among intellectuals, and that this view distorts our understanding of various aspects of human life and society [1]. Pinker advocates for an honest acknowledgment of human nature, grounded in science and common sense [1].
While the passages highlight Pinker's critique of the "blank slate" doctrine and his call for a more realistic understanding of human nature, they do not detail any specific questions that remain unanswered by the book's arguments or by the scientific understanding Pinker champions.
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From the book
Title: The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker, Victor Bevine, Roc Filella Escolà Description: In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits-a doctrine held by many intellectuals during the past century-denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts our…