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

Authors:: Steven Pinker (author) and Nayon Cho (covers)
Language:: English
Original language:: English
Publisher:: Penguin Books
Categories:: Anthropology, history, philosophy and science
Publication year:: 2019
Original publication year:: 2018
ISBN:: 978-0-141-97909-0
Pages:: 556
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List of Figures xi

Preface xv

Part I: Enlightenment

Chapter 1. Dare To Understand!

Chapter 2. Entro, EVO, Info

Chapter 3. Counter-Enlightenments

Part II: Progress

Chapter 4. Progressophobia

Chapter 5. Life

Chapter 6. Health

Chapter 7. Sustenance

Chapter 8. Wealth

Chapter 9. Inequality

Chapter 10. The Environment

Chapter 11. Peace

Chapter 12. Safety

Chapter 13. Terrorism

Chapter 14. Democracy

Chapter 15. Equal Rights

Chapter 16. Knowledge

Chapter 17. Quality Of Life

Chapter 18. Happiness

Chapter 19. Existential Threats

Chapter 20. The Future of Progress

Part III: Reason, Science, and Humanism

Chapter 21. Reason

Chapter 22. Science

Chapter 23. Humanism

Notes

References

Index