The Better Angels of Our Nature

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User Review - smbass - LibraryThing

Excellent book. But somewhat long. At times it seemed like he wanted to bludgeon us with more and more data to prove his point. By the end I was finding it a little redundant and looking forward to the end. But overall, a book I learned a lot from. Read full review

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User Review - etxgardener - LibraryThing

Ever the optimist, psychologist Steven Pinker posits that the world is getting better, not worse in this very long (almost 900pages) book He is certainly correct in that we no longer burn witches at ... Read full review

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User Review - Phil-James - LibraryThing

Although it took me a long time to read, (this is a very dense book, well written but full of examples of statistics) I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. Steven Pinker proves that our world ... Read full review

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User Review - booktsunami - LibraryThing

This is a very big book packed with information so pretty hard to summarise. But I'll try (for my own benefit rather than for any readers). Pinker's basic thesis is that violence of various sorts has ... Read full review

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User Review - antao - LibraryThing

Pinker's “Better Angels of Our Nature” is a terrible book that no historian takes seriously. There are numerous problems with it so I'll just highlight a few of the biggest. 1. The central premise is ... Read full review

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User Review - Dilip-Kumar - LibraryThing

A masterly and authoritative work on the historical trends in violence and conflict within and between communit ies and polities. Like Piketty's volumes on Capital, one wishes the information and the ... Read full review

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User Review - LisCarey - LibraryThing

This is a fascinating book, and many people will be surprised by what Pinker has to say. We routinely tell ourselves that we live in a violent world, that for all the comforts of civilization wars are ... Read full review

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User Review - dickmanikowski - LibraryThing

I abandoned this book when it got way too deep into the statistical weeks for my comfort, but the author explores an interesting thesis. He posits that mankind and our cultures have become less ... Read full review

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User Review - RajivC - LibraryThing

On the whole, I think this is a good book, but an incomplete one. While I don't think, or feel, that violence has declined, he does have data on his side. However, it is easier to push a button, or ... Read full review

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User Review - setnahkt - LibraryThing

Another excellent book from Steven Pinker. I love it when a book makes me say “Cool!” and “Wait, that can’t be right” at frequent intervals and one that angers both liberals and conservatives. Pinker ... Read full review