Is modern civilization doomed? Is the world in a state of moral decline? It’s difficult not to think so while scrolling through the news headlines each morning. But not so fast, says experimental psychologist, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Harvard Professor Steven Pinker. In his eleventh book, he makes the compelling argument that “life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide.” Pinker lends his cautiously optimism perspective on the current push and pull between tribalism and global cooperation in this illuminating text.
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