Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, [2018].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780525427575 (hc), 0525427570 (hc), 9780525559023 (pbk), 0525559027 (pbk)
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xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction
303.44 PINKER
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Eastside Library - Adult Nonfiction - Nonfiction Area
303.44 PINKER
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, [2018].
Language
English
ISBN
9780525427575 (hc), 0525427570 (hc), 9780525559023 (pbk), 0525559027 (pbk)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-524) and index.
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Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? In this elegant assessment of the human condition in the third millennium, cognitive scientist and public intellectual Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data: In seventy-five jaw-dropping graphs, Pinker shows that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. This progress is not the result of some cosmic force. It is a gift of the Enlightenment: the conviction that reason and science can enhance human flourishing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pinker, S. (2018). Enlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pinker, Steven, 1954-. 2018. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Viking.

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, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pinker, Steven. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Viking, 2018.

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