The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined



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Seibert May 27, 2013 at 10:25 pm. Many people have asked me how I became involved in the analysis of violence. 3 thoughts on “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined”. This is a huge book, but as Pinker says, it is a huge subject. He says that we are living in the least violent era in all of human history. Except for the Oklahoma part, this is the thesis of Steven Pinker's book, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Why Violence Has Declined. It should not be a mystery: violence is a natural concern for anyone who studies human nature. Pinker provides a cautiously optimistic view of the dramatic reduction in violence over the past few centuries. The book is called The Better Angels Of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Yet this is exactly what scientist Steven Pinker asserts, backed by extensive research, in his remarkable book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Book review: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, by Steven Pinker.