ClaimsSteven Pinker

“My most surprising discovery was that the most important better angel may be reason: the cognitive faculties with which we understand the physical and social world.”

Steven Pinker 10 November 2011 On the side of the angels (Harvard Gazette) archived copy

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My most surprising discovery was that the most important better angel may be reason: the cognitive faculties with which we understand the…

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