The Better Angels of Our Nature

book · Viking

By Steven Pinker

Sourced from New York Times · Indexed 2026

Synopsis

The Harvard psychologist argues that we are living in the most peaceable period of human existence, thanks to developments ­— government, literacy, trade — that make it possible for people to control their violent impulses.

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