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.
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,...
评分从进化心理学的角度来说,所谓善恶无非是人类在漫长的演化过程中为适应生存而筛选出的心理本能。我们谈论人性中善的发扬就要探讨恶是如何被限制的,也就是本书的副标题——暴力为什么会减少。 首先,本书以详实浩繁的资料数据证实了人类社会暴力事件的减少,特别是近几百年甚...
评分文/煅煜 时间推移到我身处广州的2010年左右,那个时候我用微薄的工资购置了一台电脑,在装网线的时候,遇到一个曾经混过老大的人来帮我组装,他现在只从事白道,本来应该会有所隐瞒他的这段历史,但是他没有这样做,而是给我说了这一切,并且说是为了兄弟的未来之类的...
评分文 / 郑渝川 1981年,政治学家泰德·罗伯特·戈尔利用英国档案中法庭和郡政府的记录,估算了英国历史上不同时代的凶杀率。数据显示,从13世纪到20世纪,英国各地的凶杀率逐渐下降,20世纪中叶的数据是14世纪的1/50,甚至1%。 这一发现击破了一个旧有观念,即过去的世界是一派田...
论点明确,论据真是过于丰富,长达800多页。这本书更偏向于社科学学术著作。
评分long ass book, didn't finish.
评分平克教授可以考虑让银时毁个三观试试。。。
评分interesting
评分long ass book, didn't finish.
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