The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

By Steven Pinker. 2011

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Preventing Youth Violence and Dropout: A Randomized Field Experiment (2013, unknown): “While mortality rates from almost every major leading cause of death have declined dramatically over the past half century, the homicide rate today is not much different from what it was in 1950 – or even in 1900 (Pinker 2011, p. 92).”
Coordinate to cooperate or compete: Abstract goals and joint intentions in social interaction (2016, background): “For instance, over the past hundred years there has been significant moral change in racial attitudes and the rights of women in some cultures (Pinker, 2011; Singer, 1981).”
Jewish Persecutions and Weather Shocks: 1100-1800 (2017, unknown): “For a detailed discussion of the decline of mass killings and persecutions over time see Pinker (2011).”
Empathy: a motivated account. (2014, background): “By contrast, Pinker (2011) suggested that large-scale reductions in violence throughout history follow from an increase in empathy, especially toward socially distant others.”
The evolutionary anthropology of war (2017, background): “Although rates of death from violence have declined in recent centuries and outright warfare among states has become increasingly rare (Eisner, 2001; Pinker, 2011), intergroup violence persists at all scales of human society, from urban gangs to global terrorism.”
Toward a theory of business (2015, background): “In fact, history shows us that our species is prone to violence (Pinker, 2011), perhaps the ultimate act of indignity.”
Social Dominance Theory: Explorations in the Psychology of Oppression (2016, background): “Pinker, S. (2011). The better angels of our nature: Why violence has declined.”
The science and philosophy of martial arts: exploring the connections between the cognitive, physical, and spiritual aspects of martial arts (2024, unknown): “This trend is due in part to the growing sphere of individuals with whom we have come to empathize and deem worthy of moral consideration (Pinker, 2011; Singer, 1981).”
Quest for significance and violent extremism : the case of domestic radicalization (2017, background): “By some estimates, violence is on the decline in contemporary societies (Pinker, 2012).”