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.
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.
發表於2024-05-17
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評分本書被和諧的部分估計很多,即使單看中文版(截至第六章)就有至少兩處極其明顯的和諧。 第六章 中文版: 但是,無政府主義觀點的主要問題是,並不是一般意義上的政府,而是隻有少數特定形式的政府進行大規模的殺戮。準確地說,141個大屠殺政權製造的死亡中有3/4是四個政府所為...
評分沒有統計的敘事是盲目的,沒有敘事的統計是空洞的。某種意義上,這正是我對平剋這本書的期待。我相信,人類目前已有的智識並不足以洞悉人性和預測未來,因此讀這本書無關結論,我關心的是一個敢於挑戰大命題的著名學者解決問題的邏輯是怎樣的,他如何將統計和敘事有機的結閤起來...
評分《人性中的善良天使們(Angels)》這本書旨在打破一種認為二十世紀充滿瞭戰爭與毀滅的 “今不如古” 的錯覺,並為暴力的在漫長曆史中的總體下降趨勢尋找諸原因。作者指齣這種錯覺其實是由於心理因素引起的:為未來占蔔凶兆的人總是能博得更多眼球,我們總是現實地看待現在,並...
評分關於人道主義革命的起因 十七世紀以來的人道主義革命的起因,一個可能的解釋是人們在自己生活改善的同時變得更有同情心瞭。原來廉價的生命變得越來越珍貴瞭。這一假說大緻符閤曆史的大潮流,一韆多年的時間裏,世界一步步擺脫瞭人祭和酷刑處決等野蠻習俗,也是在這一韆多年的時...
圖書標籤: 社會學 心理學 StevenPinker 曆史 社會 暴力 文化 思維
好書是好書,可看完一遍還是覺得雲裏霧裏,改天還得重讀一遍
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評分平剋教授可以考慮讓銀時毀個三觀試試。。。
評分平剋教授可以考慮讓銀時毀個三觀試試。。。
評分平剋教授可以考慮讓銀時毀個三觀試試。。。
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