The better angels of our nature : why violence has declined / Steven Pinker
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Viking , 2011.Description: xxviii, 802 p. : ill., charts, maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780670022953
- 303.6 PIN
- HM1116 .P57 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Steven Pinker shows, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence. For most of history, war, slavery, infanticide, child abuse, assassinations, pogroms, gruesome punishments, deadly quarrels, and genocide were ordinary features of life. But today, Pinker shows (with the help of more than a hundred graphs and maps) all these forms of violence have dwindled and are widely condemned. How has this happened? Pinker explores the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly nonviolent world. The key, he explains, is to understand our intrinsic motives- the inner demons that incline us toward violence and the better angels that steer us away-and how changing circumstances have allowed our better angels to prevail.
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