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发表于2025-06-01
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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. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, 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?
This groundbreaking book continues Pinker's exploration of 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. Exploding fatalist myths about humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious and provocative book is sure to be hotly debated in living rooms and the Pentagon alike, and will challenge and change the way we think about our society.
Steven Pinker is one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind. His popular and highly praised books include Words and Rules, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching and scientific research, Pinker is Peter de Florez professor of psychology in the department of brain and cognitive sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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评分如果用养分衡量图书,那么本书简直就是养分的极致,里面内容好多值得学习有木有。虽然有很多内容重复,而且Pinker的文字又是太绕和太技术流,但总体来说是一本非常好的书,彻底改变了我对Pinker的偏见。
评分如果用养分衡量图书,那么本书简直就是养分的极致,里面内容好多值得学习有木有。虽然有很多内容重复,而且Pinker的文字又是太绕和太技术流,但总体来说是一本非常好的书,彻底改变了我对Pinker的偏见。
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评分黄金时代不是在过去,而是在我们面前。
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The Better Angels of Our Nature pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2025