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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.
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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.Read full review
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Very education and informative. Steven Pinker is an awesome author. Have read a few of his books.
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