Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and...
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Author: Pinker, Steven, Ridley, Matt, de Botton, Alain, Gladwell, MalcolmSummary:Genre: Discursive works, Philosophy
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Author: Pinker, StevenSummary:
Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite...
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Author: Pinker, StevenSummary:
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...
Genre: History and geography, Social science