Alexander Cooper 
Summary of Enlightenment Now [EPUB ebook] 
by Steven Pinker – The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress – A Comprehensive Summary

Summary of Enlightenment Now - The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress – A Comprehensive Summary
Chapter 1: Dare to Understand!
Enlightenment, according to Immanuel Kant, is “humankind’s emergence from its self-incurred immaturity.” It is a dare for us to understand the world around us because if we dare to understand, (as per physicist David Deutsch), progress is possible in all fields: scientific, political, and moral.
But even this definition is not always fixed. The era that Immanuel Kant refers to in his essays about Enlightenment was situated in the last two-thirds of the 18th century. It was a period that challenged conventional wisdom. It was also a period that raised four themes: REASON, SCIENCE, HUMANISM, and PROGRESS.
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