Is the ideal of progress obsolete? Author of his latest book, ‘Enlightenment Now’, Steven Pinker helps us to see a new and optimistic perspective of the world and explains the importance of humanism. One of the world’s most passionate defenders for reason and science, he is renowned for his work in the fields of cognitive science and linguistics.

<p>Is the ideal of progress obsolete? Author of his latest book, <em>&lsquo;Enlightenment Now&rsquo;</em>, Steven Pinker helps us to see a new and optimistic perspective of the world and explains the importance of humanism. One of the world&rsquo;s most passionate defenders for reason and science, he is renowned for his work in the fields of cognitive science and linguistics.</p>

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