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Enlightenment now, the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress, Steven Pinker

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Enlightenment now, the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress, Steven Pinker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-524) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Enlightenment now

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Steven Pinker

Sub title

the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress

Summary

The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. Far from being a naive hope, the Enlightenment, we now know, has worked. But more than ever, it needs a vigorous defense. The Enlightenment project swims against currents of human nature--tribalism, authoritarianism, demonization, magical thinking--which demagogues are all too willing to exploit. Many commentators, committed to political, religious, or romantic ideologies, fight a rearguard action against it. The result is a corrosive fatalism and a willingness to wreck the precious institutions of liberal democracy and global cooperation

Table Of Contents

I. Enlightenment : -- Dare to understand! -- Entro, evo, info -- Counter-enlightenments -- II. Progress : -- Progressophobia -- Life -- Health -- Sustenance -- Wealth -- Inequality -- The environment -- Peace -- Safety -- Terrorism -- Democracy -- Equal rights -- Knowledge -- Quality of life -- Happiness -- Existential threats -- The future of progress -- III. Reason, science, and humanism : -- Reason -- Science -- Humanism

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