Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature.
Steven PinkerSo no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents.
Steven PinkerTechnology, ideology, and social and cultural changes periodically throw out new forms of violence for humanity to contend with.
Steven PinkerThe great appeal of the doctrine that the mind is a blank slate is the simple mathematical fact that zero equals zero.
Steven Pinker