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Enlightenment Now

The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

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Enlightenment Now

Written by: Steven Pinker
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?

If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred and irrationality. Yet, as Steven Pinker shows, if you follow the trendlines, you discover that our lives have become longer, healthier, safer and more prosperous - not just in the West but worldwide.

Such progress is no accident: it's the gift of a coherent value system that many of us embrace without even realising it. These are the values of the Enlightenment: of reason, science, humanism and progress. The challenges we face today are formidable. But the way to deal with them is not to sink into despair or try to lurch back to a mythical idyllic past; it's to treat them as problems we can solve, as we have solved other problems in the past. This is the case for an Enlightenment newly recharged for the 21st century.

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One of my finest experience - mind blowing ! Would be listening this all over soon

Arthur Morey has delivered Steven Pinker perfectly

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One does not have to agree with every point made by the author to recognise the monumental relevance of this oeuvre to today’s world. May many deniers and myth believers read it.

A good story

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I was enlightened reading this! A fantastic read for everyone who want to be optimist about the future, given the pessimism around us.

Fantastic

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The quality and depth of Steven pinker among different subject is widely acknowledged. I m reading it after Better angels of our nature. it seems like a sequel to it.
just a little catch...steven pinker writes in a very nuanced and precise language, he is too erudite which becomes a problem for even people who are widely read. so go ahead to buy the book, while keeping the above description...

Very enlightening...indeed...

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Very rational viewpoint. but far too long. Message could be conveyed in half the length.

Very rational viewpoint.

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