Paperback

Currently not available.

Request this book

About the Book

‘It’s just a brute fact that we don’t throw virgins into volcanoes any more. We don’t execute people for shoplifting a cabbage. And we used to.’
–Steven Pinker

‘The idea that because things have gotten better in the past they will continue to do so in the future is a fallacy I would have thought confined to the lower reaches of Wall Street.’
–Malcolm Gladwell

In a world driven by technology and globalization, is humanity approaching a Golden Age or is the notion of progress a Western delusion? Four of the world’s most renowned thinkers take on one of the biggest debates of the modern era…

All Editions

9781786070760
Paperback, 5th Edition
ISBN13: 9781786070760
Oneworld Publications, 2016

Share Your Thoughts

Your review helps others make informed decisions

Click on a star to start your review