Ferdinand de Saussure Quick Facts

Ferdinand de Saussure (1857 –1913) was a Swiss linguist from the early 20th century who is deemed by many as the chief forerunner of the structural linguistics. Profile Birth Name: Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure Date of Birth: November 26, 1857 Place of Birth: Geneva, Switzerland Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Date...

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Quotations by Steven Pinker

STEVEN PINKER (B. 1954), A CANADIAN BORN AMERICAN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST, COGNITIVE SCIENTIST, AND LINGUIST. “Just as blueprints don't necessarily specify blue buildings, selfish genes don't necessarily specify selfish organisms. As we shall see, sometimes the most selfish thing a gene can...

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Steven Pinker Quick Facts

Steven Pinker (b. 1954) is a Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author. Profile Birth Name: Steven Arthur Pinker Date of Birth: September 18, 1954 Place of Birth: Montreal, Québec, Canada Zodiac Sign: Virgo Ethnicity: Canadian Nationality:...

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B. F. Skinner Quotes

B. F. SKINNER (1904 –1990), A LEADING 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, PHILOSOPHER, INVENTOR AND POET. "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." ~ B. F. Skinner, The Technology of Teaching "It is a mistake to suppose that the whole issue is how to free man. The...

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B. F. Skinner Quick Facts

B. F. Skinner (1904 –1990) was an American psychologist, philosopher, inventor and poet. Profile Birth Name: Burrhus Frederic Skinner Nickname: Fred Date of Birth: March 20, 1904 Place of Birth: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Zodiac Sign: Pisces Date of Death: August 18, 1990 Cause of Death:...

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Noam Chomsky Quick Facts

Noam Chomsky (b. 1928) is a well-known American linguist, philosopher, political commentator, and cognitive scientist. Profile Birth Name: Avram Noam Chomsky Date of Birth: December 7, 1928 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish Nationality:...

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