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Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, ... Read More

Pinker, Steven, 1954-(author.).

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  • ISBN: 0525427570
  • ISBN: 9780525427575
  • Physical Description: xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More
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Part I: Enlightenment -- Dare to understand! -- ... Read More
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The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The ... Read More

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