Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker · first published 2018
Mentioned 4 time(s) by 3 guest(s): 1 recommends.
Bryan Caplan on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2023-11-17): recommend
“…I'm on board with Steve Pinker's Enlightenment Now story of the pacification of the world.…”
Holden Karnofsky on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2021-08-26): mention
“…so the book Enlightenment Now is mostly about the period after the Industrial Revolution…”
Holden Karnofsky on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2021-08-26): mention
“…And I would agree with the Enlightenment Now hypothesis there…”
David Brooks on Conversations with Tyler (2018-06-06): mention
“…Steven Pinker wrote this book on how we're all doing better.…”
David Brooks on Youth, Morality, and Loneliness (Ep. 42 - Live at Mason)