Pinker uses over 75 charts to demonstrate that, globally, life expectancy, health, prosperity, safety, and happiness are on the rise. He argues our "doom and gloom" perspective is often a result of cognitive biases and media focus on rare, negative events [2, 6]. The Pillars of Progress: Reason: The application of logic to human affairs.
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Progress is a measurable fact, and the Enlightenment is the engine driving it [4, 6]. Pinker uses over 75 charts to demonstrate that,
Prioritizing human well-being over religious or tribal dogma [5]. The objective pursuit of knowledge to explain the world
In ( Enlightenment Now ), Steven Pinker makes a data-driven case that the world is not falling apart—it is actually getting better. He argues that the core values of the 17th-century Enlightenment— reason, science, humanism, and progress —are the reasons for this improvement and remain our best tools for solving modern problems [4, 5]. Core Themes