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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined Steven Pinker ebook
Format: epub
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 1101544643, 9781101544648
Page: 0

My column yesterday took a modest jab at Steven Pinker's “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,” and I thought that I would follow up with a few more comments on his thesis. The Better Angels of Our Nature, Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker. Review of “The Better Angels of Our Nature” by Steven Pinker. It is unusual for the subtitle of a book to undersell it, but Steven Pinker’s “Better Angels of Our Nature. Pinker's objective is to persuade the reader that, contrary to what we may instinctively feel, violence has declined over time. Pinker's range is extraordinary. Some are responses to Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of our Nature argues that violence has been declining over the last several centuries, and continues to decline, even though the common wisdom seems to say the opposite. And I can't think of anybody who could have done a better job. Of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,. Ed DeJesus: Book report: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why . So begins Steven Pinker's latest tome: The Better Angels of Our Nature. For instance, The Better Angels of Our Nature includes the best introduction to brain anatomy that I've read. I started this book 99.5% sure I'm just going to tell you what's wrong with this book and Pinker's thesis that violence has declined over time.