Zeta Woof

In the December 19th issue of National Review John Derbyshire reviews The Better Angels of Our Nature.

... Pinker has things to say, backed by sound numerical evidence, that should be of interest to any educated person. The facts and numbers are skillfully woven into a story that belongs ultimately to the mystery genre. In Pinker's closing words: "What do we make of the impression that human history contains an arrow? Where is this arrow, we are entitled to wonder, and who posted it?" As with all the best mystery narratives, we are left pondering at last, each of us according to his own inclination and understanding .

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Two other books by Steven Pinker, The Stuff of Thought and The Blank Slate, made it onto the prestigious Zeta Woof Summer Reading List. I have a hunch this one will too.