Word: lockeã
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...Descartes, Locke, Rousseau—and then reject much of what they learned. In The Blank Slate, released last month, MIT’s renowned cognitive psychologist plies the tools of his discipline to dispel pervasive myths about human nature. The book’s title comes from Locke??s famous belief that a baby’s mind is a “blank page” bereft of knowledge about the world. For Pinker, this utterly false notion has produced a suite of modern ills, from modish parenting methods to the architecture of the Carpenter Center...
...professors who break the artificial walls constructed by their departments, and these professors are the truly original minds of the University. Running the risk of appearing overly fawning, one of my current professors, Elaine Scarry, embodies this ideal of reaching across disciplines. Professor Scarry can speak intelligently about Locke??s Second Treatise, and then apply her unique interpretation to Tennessee Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire. She has written articles about the physics of electromagnetic radar and the crashing of planes. She sits on interdisciplinary initiatives like MBB. Professor Scarry may be an unusually talented individual, but there...