"As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones."

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Thematic Reflection

This quotation examines the core nature of Wisdom as articulated by Steven Pinker. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Wisdom provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About Steven Pinker

Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. He is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.

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