Steven Pinker In-Depth

"Even as a young teenager, Dr. Steven Pinker (@sapinker) prized rationality as a virtue, and considered himself an anarchist. He changed that belief, however, when evidence indicated that anarchy was not a path to human flourishing. In this special episode, a co-production with the New Enlightenment Project, previous Podcast for Inquiry guest Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson returns as a co-host. Together, Lloyd and Leslie explore with Dr. Pinker whether universities are betraying their mission, how the human brain spectacularly fails while also working wonders, the loose connections between science and technology with social and moral progress, and what humanity needs to do to continue to thrive for the next 50 to 100 years."

Steven Pinker is a world-renowned intellectual who has many detractors regarding his focus on the red herring of a "woke" academia and other Neo-Liberal/Conservative thinking (link)(link). However, click on the link below for a deep and broad picture of his views on several important topics:

Steven Pinker Discusses Rationality and Humanist Values

A Challenge To Steven Pinker's Ideas Regarding The Progress Of Humanity

Steven Pinker is known for his historical account of the progress of humanity and well-being.  However, in this lengthy essay, Jeremy Lent delves into the many opinions of Pinker and gives the "Progressive" point of view. Sometimes we assume causation when all we really are looking at is correlation.

Steven Pinker’s Ideas About Progress Are Fatally Flawed

 

 

It Is Not As Bad As You Think

But the USA does have a real problem.

Proof The World Isn’t Falling Apart

Is Violence Declining?

Steven Pinker's book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,
presents evidence that the rate of violence in the world, in spite of what many religious leaders say, is actually declining. The link below is an interview with Pinker, who defends his proposition:

Frequently Asked Questions about The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
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This puts the 20th century in perspective regarding violence:

What were the worst centuries in human history and why?