Key Insights From:
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
By Steven Pinker
Key Insights From:
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
By Steven Pinker
What You'll Learn:
In Enlightenment Now, Pinker argues that our twenty-first-century world would benefit greatly from a revitalization of the values of reason, science, humanism and progress. In contrast with the somber tenor of most social commentary, Enlightenment Now is a celebration of human accomplishment and the enlightenment goals for human betterment that will keep progress coming.
Key Insights:
- Reason was the cornerstone of the Enlightenment that furthered science, humanism and progress.
- The vast improvements in quality of life around the world over the past 200 years vindicate Enlightenment ideals.
- It turns out that there actually is a positive correlation between income and happiness.
- The Enlightenment has led to amazing progress, but there’s still much to be done.
- It’s not just populists and zealots who hate Enlightenment principles, but even some mainstream intellectuals.
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