43(P) - Steven Pinker's Rose-Tinted Enlightenment (Patreon)

Marek Sullivan (@MarekSullivan, Oxford DPhil) joins us to discuss his review of Steven Pinker's book on revitalizing the Enlightnement in The Oxonian Review, "Apocalypse Then." Who does Pinker's brand of Enlightenment revitalization appeal to? Pinker's positive of market liberalism and industrialisation. The quasi-magical view Pinker has of the emergence of Enlightenment vs materialistic view of emergence of religion. Why Steven Pinker minimizes concerns of inequality gets annoyed by environmentalists. What does Pinker mean by "The Counter-Enlightenment."