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Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670022950
ISBN-139780670022953
eBay Product ID (ePID)109011609
Product Key Features
Book TitleBetter Angels of Our Nature
Number of Pages832 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Personality, Violence in Society, Political Ideologies / General, Social Psychology
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Science, Psychology
AuthorSteven Pinker
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight42 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-015201
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews" ... Better Angels is a monumental achievement. His book should make it much harder for pessimists to cling to their gloomy vision of the future. Whether war is an ancient adaptation or a pernicious cultural infection, we are learning how to overcome it." - Slate.com, ... Better Angels is a monumental achievement. His book should make it much harder for pessimists to cling to their gloomy vision of the future. Whether war is an ancient adaptation or a pernicious cultural infection, we are learning how to overcome it., "For anyone interested in human nature, the material is engrossing, and when the going gets heavy, Pinker knows how to lighten it with ironic comments and a touch of humor ... a supremely important book. To have command of so much research, spread across so many different fields, is a masterly achievement." - The New York Times Book Review "...an extraordinary range of research ... a masterly effort." - The Wall Street Journal " ... Better Angels is a monumental achievement. His book should make it much harder for pessimists to cling to their gloomy vision of the future. Whether war is an ancient adaptation or a pernicious cultural infection, we are learning how to overcome it." -Slate.com, For anyone interested in human nature, the material is engrossing, and when the going gets heavy, Pinker knows how to lighten it with ironic comments and a touch of humor ... a supremely important book. To have command of so much research, spread across so many different fields, is a masterly achievement., "For anyone interested in human nature, the material is engrossing, and when the going gets heavy, Pinker knows how to lighten it with ironic comments and a touch of humor ... a supremely important book. To have command of so much research, spread across so many different fields, is a masterly achievement." - The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal303.609
SynopsisSelected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year The author of The New York Times bestseller The Stuff of Thought offers a controversial history of violence. Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence. For most of history, war, slavery, infanticide, child abuse, assassinations, pogroms, gruesome punishments, deadly quarrels, and genocide were ordinary features of life. But today, Pinker shows (with the help of more than a hundred graphs and maps) all these forms of violence have dwindled and are widely condemned. How has this happened? This groundbreaking book continues Pinker's exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly nonviolent world. The key, he explains, is to understand our intrinsic motives- the inner demons that incline us toward violence and the better angels that steer us away-and how changing circumstances have allowed our better angels to prevail. Exploding fatalist myths about humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious and provocative book is sure to be hotly debated in living rooms and the Pentagon alike, and will challenge and change the way we think about our society.
LC Classification NumberHM1116.P57 2011
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- Mar 17, 2021
Pinker is professional but relaxed
Though this is a tome, Pinker writes in a relaxed but professional style and includes tons of graphs and charts to help explain his views on humanity and what it means to be human. In this case, he's elucidating the theory that humans have actually experienced less and less violence over the centuries...and we should count ourselves lucky to be living now rather than our brutal past. I think I could agree.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 11, 2016
The Most Uplifting and Encouraging Book That You Will Read This Year
Pinker's magnum opus is a breathtaking work in its scope and attention to detail. In today's world, and particularly in the final run-up to the 2016 US presidential election, it may seem hard to imagine that the world is getting better and less violent, but that is precisely what is being studied here. Pinker makes his stunning case with with powerful statistics as well as logic, and demonstrates that the human race, and human society, have been evolving in many more ways than we might have previously imagined. Part philosophy, part history, part psychology, this book has it all. And it appeals equally to the heart and to the mind. And although it is huge, dense, and long, it reads like something intended as fun and entertaining. This is, quite possibly, the greatest and most compelling book that I have ever read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 31, 2020
Great author
Very education and informative. Steven Pinker is an awesome author. Have read a few of his books.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
