当下的启蒙
Enlightenment now
Steven Pinker · 初版 2018 年
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为什么值得读
- 用丰富图表数据探讨财富分配与不平等问题
- 基于学生孤独感数据反驳社会危机的滥用词汇
- 论证依仗个人武力较法律治理更易催生暴力
世界真的在分崩离析吗？进步的理想已经过时了吗？认知科学家 Steven Pinker 敦促我们从迎合心理偏见的血腥头条和末日预言中抽身出来。相反，我们应该尊重数据。Pinker 用七十五张图表展示了生命、健康、繁荣、安全、和平、知识与幸福都在不断增长，不仅在西方，而且遍及全球。这种进步并非某种宇宙力量的结果，而是 Enlightenment 的馈赠：即坚信理性和科学能够增进人类福祉。这绝非幼稚的奢望，Enlightenment
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史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker）的新书《当下的启蒙》（Enlightenment Now）中有一节讲财富/收入不平等的，写得相当有说服力。其核心观点——而且我认为数据也支持这一点——是只要底层……顶层那 1% 的人在干什么其实根本无所谓。
Steven Pinker's new book, Enlightenment Now, has a pretty compelling section on wealth/income inequality. The basic position - and I think the data supports this - is that it really doesn't matter what the top 1% are doing so long as the bottom…
昨晚我读了史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker）的佳作《当下的启蒙》（Enlightenment Now）中的“幸福”一章（第 18 章），他在里面梳理了关于美国学生孤独感的数据（前二十章里还有二三十张其他图表）。平克暗示社会评论家滥用了“流行病”和“危机”这类词。在梳理了……之后
Last night I read the "Happiness" chapter (no. 18) from Steven Pinker's fine book, Enlightenment Now, where he reviews data on loneliness in the US students (among two dozen other graphs in the first twenty chapters). Pinker implies social critics abuse the words "epidemic" and "crisis". After reviewing…
……已故的伟大学者汉斯·罗斯林（Hans Rosling）极擅长用视频形式剖析这些维度（比如 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo ），但如果你想要干货满满的硬核内容，我推荐史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker）的力作《当下的启蒙》（Enlightenment Now）。3. 我一点都不在乎 Intel 是不是“挤牙膏/停滞不前”了，因为你现在花不到 25 美元就能买到一个树莓派（Raspberry Pi），性能碾压（pwns）我第一台电脑一到三个数量级。与此同时，苹果正在重新聚焦……
…late, great Hans Rosling was superb at breaking down these dimensions in video form (eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo ) but if you want the real deal, I recommend Steven Pinker's excellent "Enlightenment Now". 3. I couldn't care less that Intel has "stalled" since you can now buy a Raspberry Pi that pwns my first computer by an order of magnitude or three and costs less than $25. Meanwhile, Apple is refocusing…
想全面了解为什么你的这种态度对所有人都有害，去读整本《当下的启蒙》（Enlightenment Now）吧。简短版本就是：在一个正义维系于个人武力的社会里，会有更多的冲突、更多的伤害和更多的谋杀。在美国那些更推崇荣誉文化的地区，……
For the full book length explanation of why your attitude is bad for everyone, read Enlightenment Now. The short version is that in a society where justice relies on the strength of the individual, there is more conflict, more injury, and more murder. In areas of the USA with more of an honor culture,…
……点击量。但这根本没有数据支撑。所有人能否从财富分配的重新平衡中受益则是另一个问题。参考来源：Humanprogress.org，以及史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker）的新书《当下的启蒙》（Enlightenment Now，强烈推荐）
…clicks. But it's not supported by the data. Whether we all would benefit from rebalancing the wealth distribution is a different question. reference: Humanprogress.org, and Steven Pinker's new book, "Enlightenment Now" (highly recommended)
我推荐史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker）的《当下的启蒙》（Enlightenment Now），它可以当作对气候变化悲观情绪的一剂解药：我们必须采取行动，但前景绝没有许多环保人士描绘的那么暗淡。我们正在行动，而且我们仍有足够的……
I recommend Steven Pinker's “Enlightenment Now” as an antidote to pessimistic views of the future with regards to climate change: We have to act, but the outlook is not as grim as many environmentalists paint it. We are acting, and we still have enough…