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"Steven Pinker debates Elizabeth Spelke over the Larry Summers issue"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Bigger lab space" - Like the size of Mr. Einstein’s space at the patent office in Bern?

Moreover, notice how Spelke in over 30 minutes time using it was not able to get her microphone to deliver a consistent sound level. Greater interest in people vs. things indeed!

1/6/10, 7:52 PM

Blogger The Main Street Prophet said...

Despite the fact that Spelke used the word "discrimination", Pinker misunderstood her to be suggesting a predictor variable: the more objectivistic the assumptions of a field, the greater participation by women. In Pinker's mind, what was Spelke implying, that since there aren't standard criteria in political questions, women choose to be discriminated against?

9/16/13, 8:26 AM

Blogger Rick Sumner said...

The one caveat I always have with Pinker in these contexts is that he overestimates the breadth of respectable positions on "nature vs nurture." The spectrum of choices among professionals debating the subject doesn't have extremes anymore, and hasn't for a long time, except by cherry picking quotes. In the spectrum that actually exists, Pinker is not a centrist, despite his insistence.

That said, he's not human when he debates. He makes everyone look like they're way out of their depth, no matter how sharp his opponent. It's incredible to watch.

11/26/13, 5:41 PM

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