Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress
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New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
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xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Minneapolis Public Library | 303.44 Pinker | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-524) and index.
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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 naïve 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pinker, S. (2018). Enlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress . Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pinker, Steven, 1954-. 2018. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pinker, Steven, 1954-. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pinker, Steven. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
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