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发表于2024-07-04
The Better Angels of Our Nature pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
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.
人类爬到食物链顶端当然也要占据道德至高点,但是对非人类以及整个生态圈的纵向暴力就不是暴力吗?此书版税要抵多少智商税。
评分有一次教授举着此人写的一本关于语言的书咆哮这个SoB抢先写了她的idea ╮(╯_╰)╭
评分this is by far my favorite among all of the steven pinker books, but so long. Gosh. Very rich in info though
评分黄金时代不是在过去,而是在我们面前。
评分过去,我们问:“为什么人们会打战?”平克教授认为,现在,我们应当问:“为什么我们可以有和平?以及如何使和平得以持续下去?” 非常厚的一本书,花了好几个月才读完,启发甚大。
文 / 徐贲 斯蒂芬•平克的《人性中的善良天使》(下称《善良天使》中译本出版后已经引起了广泛的注意。这是一部议题内容和材料都非常丰富的巨著,也是一部十分值得我们思考和讨论的著作。应该说,这本书的价值并不在于它对暴力下降(主要是“和平进步”)所持的乐观主义,...
评分关于人道主义革命的起因 十七世纪以来的人道主义革命的起因,一个可能的解释是人们在自己生活改善的同时变得更有同情心了。原来廉价的生命变得越来越珍贵了。这一假说大致符合历史的大潮流,一千多年的时间里,世界一步步摆脱了人祭和酷刑处决等野蛮习俗,也是在这一千多年的时...
评分一本书的副标题很少不取个高大上的名字,但是斯蒂芬·平克的《人性中的善良天使》一书所告诉我们的,确实远远超过“为什么暴力逐渐减少”。平克是哈佛大学心理学教授,最初因《语言本能》(The Language Instinct)一书而广为人知。他在《人性中的善良天使》里谈及我们面对的...
评分作者按:本书评已经在《西安晚报》2015年9月30日第11版发表。 人有亲疏远近,最亲近自己的父母,然后亲近兄弟、姐妹和亲戚,最后亲近本族人、本国人。这就好比在人的脑子中有“家里人”和“家外人”这样的圈子,它控制着人性中“天使”与“魔鬼”这两股力量,一旦魔性占主导时...
评分一本书的副标题很少不取个高大上的名字,但是斯蒂芬·平克的《人性中的善良天使》一书所告诉我们的,确实远远超过“为什么暴力逐渐减少”。平克是哈佛大学心理学教授,最初因《语言本能》(The Language Instinct)一书而广为人知。他在《人性中的善良天使》里谈及我们面对的...
The Better Angels of Our Nature pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024