Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

by Steven Pinker

Book Overview

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018
ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR

"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates

If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525427570
• ISBN13: 9780525427575
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Steady on, the captain at the helm!

Steven Pinker brings hard data, interesting trains of thought and logical conclusions that truly brings a sense of achievement. It does me joy seeing the civilization is advancing. From the Language Instinct on, I find this writer a page turning source of research and learning. I always have 2, my own copy and my lender