Pinker is best known for his books on language: The Language Instinct (1994), How the Mind Works (1997) and Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language. In 2002 he published The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature [1], which explored the political, moral and emotional colorings of human nature. The Distinguished Lecture series is designed to bring prominent
individuals from a variety of fields to Case to speak about their work. Registration information [2].
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[1] http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_2_27/ai_98252932
[2] http://www.case.edu/events/dls/index.html