The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined-人性中的善良天使：为什么暴力有所减少

作者：Steven Pinker

书名：The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined《人性中的善良天使：为什么暴力有所减少》

中文简介：The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined《人性中的善良天使：为什么暴力有所减少》是Steven Pinker于2011年出版的一本书，书中作者认为，从长期和短期来看，世界上的暴力都在减少，并就为什么会发生这种情况提出了解释。他强调了民族国家垄断在力量、商业（使“其他人变得比死亡更有价值”）、提高识字和沟通（促进移情）以及提高理性解决问题的方向上的作用，这可能是导致暴力减少的原因

英文简介：Believe it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows that despite the ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism, violence has actually been in decline over long stretches of history. Exploding myths about humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious book continues Pinker's exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly enlightened world.