Steven Pinker Collection 2 Books Set Rationality, Enlightenment Now Case for Reason
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress ....
If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to
be sinking into chaos, hatred, and irrationality. Yet Steven Pinker
shows that this is an illusion - a symptom of historical amnesia and
statistical fallacies. If you follow the trendlines rather than the
headlines, you discover that our lives have become longer, healthier,
safer, happier, more peaceful, more stimulating and more prosperous -
not just in the West, but worldwide. Such progress is no accident:
it's the gift of a coherent and inspiring value system that many of us
embrace without even realizing it. These are the values of the
Enlightenment: of reason, science, humanism and progress.....
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are
simply an irrational species - cavemen out of time fatally cursed with
biases, fallacies and illusions. After all, we discovered the laws of
nature, lengthened and enriched our lives and set the benchmarks for
rationality itself. Instead, he explains, we think in ways that suit
the low-tech contexts in which we spend most of our lives, but fail to
take advantage of the powerful tools of reasoning we have built up
over millennia: logic, critical thinking, probability, causal
inference, and decision-making under uncertainty. These tools are not
a standard part of our educational curricula, and have never been
presented clearly and entertainingly in a single book - until now....
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Steven Pinker Collection 2 Books Set Rationality, Enlightenment Now Case for Reason
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