Every society must operate with a theory of human nature

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In his book The Blank Slate, Stephen Pinker argues that "every society must operate with a theory of human nature" and that "our intellectual mainstream is committed" to the notion of the blank slate.

How and why has this preference for the blank slate come about and what social and political factors are involved in its continuing promotion?

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