Polemics for Progress (14 books)

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These books argue for moral progress based on reason and technical development.

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1		Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 33,143 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Moral Arc: How Science Makes Us Better People by Michael Shermer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,169 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Birth of Plenty : How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created by William J. Bernstein 4.18 avg rating — 875 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley 3.97 avg rating — 13,911 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 30,068 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris 3.90 avg rating — 24,722 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright 3.98 avg rating — 2,845 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		A New Reality: Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future by Jonas Salk (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 93 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Eleven by Paul Hanley (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Secret of Divine Civilization by Abdu'l-Bahá 4.79 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them by Joshua D. Greene 4.02 avg rating — 3,363 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Promise of World Peace: To the Peoples of the World by Universal House of Justice 4.77 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		A Theory of Justice by John Rawls 3.95 avg rating — 13,881 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Scientific Life: A Moral History of a Late Modern Vocation by Steven Shapin 3.58 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

14 books · 6 voters · list created July 25th, 2016 by John Jacobi (votes) .

Tags: civilization, materialism, naturalism, progress, reason, science, technology

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