An Analysis of Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined

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Joulia Smortchkova

An Analysis of Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature

Why Violence has Declined

Joulia Smortchkova

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English

Macat International Limited
05 July 2017

Social, group or collective psychology

Series: The Macat Library

Reasoning is the critical thinking skill concerned with the production of arguments: making them coherent, consistent, and well-supported; and responding to opposing positions where necessary. The Better Angels of Our Nature offers a step-by-step class in precisely these skills. Author Steven Pinker's central thesis is simple: mankind has become increasingly less violent over the centuries, and will continue to do so. Pinker is aware, though, that many people instinctively believe the opposite, and Better Angels is devoted to marshalling data to support and illustrate this central argument, as well as a series of secondary arguments about how and why humanity has become less violent. Pinker's interpretative skills – understanding the meaning of the complex evidence from history – are also on display throughout, as he tackles the ambiguities of his data, the problems it presents, and the viable inferences one can draw from it.

By: Joulia Smortchkova
Imprint: Macat International Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 113g
ISBN: 9781912128211
ISBN 10: 1912128217
Series: The Macat Library
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 05 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Joulia Smortchkova holds a PhD in social psychology from the Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS, ENS, EHESS), Paris. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.