Pessimism and Human Progress
December 11, 2014
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December 11, 2014
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Pessimism is rampant despite great progress in human flourishing. Steven Pinker discusses reasons why and the implications.<hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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