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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

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Who is the author of 'Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress'?
What are the four main aspects the book focuses on?ReasonScienceHumanismProgressReligionNationalismClimate changeGlobalization
Which century does the book claim the Enlightenment primarily happens?
In the book, Pinker argues that modern life has improved due to the Enlightenment. Which of these aspects does he not attribute this improvement to?Material wealthReasonScienceHumanismProgress
What's Steven Pinker's main argument against a popular belief that World War I disproved the idea of progress and enlightenment?
Steven Pinker describes critics of the Enlightenment as people afraid of something. Is that something irrationality, complexity, modernity, or nihilism?ModernityIrrationalityComplexityNihilism