![]() Bregman's book is a thrilling read and it represents a necessary correction' - The Times 'Filled with compelling tales of human goodness. It makes a welcome change to read such a sustained and enjoyable tribute to our better natures' - The Observer There's a great deal of reassuring human decency to be taken from this bold and thought-provoking book. 'Here, we visit the blitz, Lord of the Flies - both the novel and a very different real-life version - a Siberian fox farm, an infamous New York murder and a host of discredited psychological studies. If Bregman is right, this book might just make the world a kinder place' - The Telegraph A superb read - brisk, accessible and full of great stories' - The Sunday Times 'An optimistic historian sifts through the past in his mission to prove that mankind might not be so bad. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 9781408898956 Number of pages: 496 Weight: 400 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS It is time for a new view of human nature. In this major book, international-bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history.įrom the real-life Lord of the Flies to the cooperation seen in the aftermath of the Blitz, the hidden flaws in the Stanford Prison Experiment to the true story of the Kitty Genovese murder, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think - and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Pinker, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. ![]() It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. ( From the publisher.From 'the folk hero of Davos', Fox News antagonist and author of the international bestseller Utopia for Realists comes a radical history of our innate capacity for kindness. ![]() When we think the worst of people, it brings out the worst in our politics and economics.īut if we believe in the reality of humanity's kindness and altruism, it will form the foundation for achieving true change in society, a case that Bregman makes convincingly with his signature wit, refreshing frankness, and memorable storytelling. Moreover, it has huge implications for how society functions. ![]() In fact this instinct has a firm evolutionary basis going back to the beginning of Homo sapiens.įrom the real-life Lord of the Flies to the solidarity in the aftermath of the Blitz, the hidden flaws in the Stanford prison experiment to the true story of twin brothers on opposite sides who helped Mandela end apartheid, Bregman shows us that believing in human generosity and collaboration isn't merely optimistic-it's realistic. International bestseller Rutger Bregman provides new perspective on the past 200,000 years of human history, setting out to prove that we are hardwired for kindness, geared toward cooperation rather than competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another. ![]() Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed primarily by self-interest. It's a notion that drives newspaper headlines and guides the laws that shape our lives. If there is one belief that has united the left and the right, psychologists and philosophers, ancient thinkers and modern ones, it is the tacit assumption that humans are bad. ![]()
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