Anthony PomplianoInvestor and podcaster · Morgan Creek Digital
”Better Angels is so good. I've found it to really rock people's preconceived notions on a number of topics”
Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker · 2011 · 832 pages
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About the book
Steven Pinker presents a provocative thesis: despite appearances, global violence has decreased dramatically throughout human history. Based on extensive data and rigorous historical analysis, the book argues that reason, science, and modern institutions have made us more peaceful.
A monumental work that challenges contemporary pessimism, showing how human progress — though imperfect — is real and measurable in the reduction of suffering.
Book details
| Author | Steven Pinker |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Better Angels of Our Nature |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Pages | 832 |
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Bill GatesCo-founder · Microsoft, Gates Foundation
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Eric SchmidtExecutive and businessman · Google, Alphabet
”And when you finish the book, which takes a long time, you conclude that the world is in a much, much better place than it has been in the past”
Lex FridmanResearcher and podcaster · MIT, Lex Fridman Podcast
”It encouraged the better side of ourselves.”
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