Enlightenment Now
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Enlightenment Now has been mentioned in one podcast episode on 3 Takeaways (Jul 2024). Another key book by Steve Pinker discussed, emphasizing the importance of reason and human progress.
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress is a 2018 book written by Canadian-American cognitive scientist Steven Pinker. It argues that the Enlightenment values of reason, science, and humanism have brought progress, and that health, prosperity, safety, peace, and happiness have tended to rise worldwide. It is a follow-up to Pinker's 2011 book, The Better Angels of Our Nature.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jul 2024 on 3 Takeaways |
| Author | Steven Pinker |
| Published | 2018 |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Subjects | Non-fiction |
| ISBN | 9780525427575 |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
Who talks about Enlightenment Now on podcasts?
Lynn Tomman brought up Enlightenment Now; the most recent mention was Jul 2024 on 3 Takeaways.
- #68 World Renowned Thinker and Harvard Professor Steven Pinker: Human Action Can Improve the World on 3 Takeaways (Jul 2024) — Lynn Tomman