进步简史
A short history of progress
Ronald Wright · 初版 2004 年
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- 深入探讨进步理念与文明兴衰的母题
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学会猎杀两头猛犸象而不是一头的旧石器时代猎人取得了进步。而学会把整群猛犸象赶下悬崖猎杀两百头的猎人，步子迈得太大了。点缀在地球荒漠与雨林中的许多宏伟废墟，皆是‘进步陷阱’的纪念碑，是因自身的成功而走向覆灭的文明之墓碑。二十世纪的失控增长给这颗星球带来了致命重负。A Short History of Progress 认为，这种现代困境与文明本身一样古老。唯有理解人类在进步与灾难之间的规律，
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罗纳德·赖特（Ronald Wright）的《进步简史》（A Short History of Progress）也是一本涉猎不少这一话题的佳作。https://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Progress-Ronald-Wright/...
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright is another good one that touches on this quite a bit. https://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Progress-Ronald-Wright/...
我读过的关于该主题最好的书是赖特的《进步简史》（A Short History of Progress）https://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Progress-Ronald-Wright/... 贾雷德·戴蒙德的《崩溃》（Collapse）风格类似，但文笔没这本那么干净利落。
Best book on the subject I read is Wright's "A Short History of Progress" https://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Progress-Ronald-Wright/... Jared Diamond's "Collapse" is in a similar vein, but less cleanly written.
《进步简史》（A Short History of Progress）。http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey/massey2004.html
A Short History of Progress. http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey/massey2004.html
……罗纳德·赖特 2004 年关于“进步的历史”的梅西讲座（Massey Lectures）：https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-2004-cbc-massey-lectures-... 基于同名书籍：https://www.worldcat.org/title/short-history-of-progress/ocl...
…Ronald Wright's 2004 Massey Lectures on "The History of Progress": https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-2004-cbc-massey-lectures-... Based on a book of the same title: https://www.worldcat.org/title/short-history-of-progress/ocl...
“社会主义之所以未能在美国扎根，是因为穷人并不认为自己是被剥削的无产阶级，而觉得自己只是暂时落魄的百万富翁。”——罗纳德·赖特，《进步简史》
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." ― Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress
“社会主义之所以未能在美国扎根，是因为穷人并不认为自己是被剥削的无产阶级，而觉得自己只是暂时落魄的百万富翁。”——罗纳德·赖特，《进步简史》。这似乎就是强行推销“美国梦”必然会迎来的结局。
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” ― Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress Kind of seems like the inevitable conclusion of the hard-sell of the American Dream