Do humankind's best days lie ahead? : Pinker and Ridley vs. De Botton and Gladwell : the munk debates /

Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, indiv...

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Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Griffiths, Rudyard (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : House of Anansi Press Inc, [2016]
Series:	Munk debates.
Subjects:	Progress. Civilization. Forecasting. Social prediction.