part 1 (Answer all questions from the attached book)
Explain each question according to Pinker and then EXPRESS YOUR OPINION1. Can we sustain the trends towards progress? How reasonable is the hope for continuing progress? P.327, 344, 345. (chapter 20) (Book pdf must have different page numbers) Explain the quote from Isaiah Berlin; explain “A constructive agenda that reconciles long-term gains with short-term setbacks, historical currents with the human agency”; Why is “optimism” a wrong word for the future of progress? Explain “I am not an optimist. I am a very serious possibilist” (Hans Rosling)
2. Are humans rational or irrational? P.353-355(Chapter 21). Explain Pinker’s examples of biased evaluation of data p.360-363 (Chapter 21)
3. What is the major enemy of reason in the public sphere today? P.371-374(Chapter 21)
4. What can be done to improve standards of reasoning? P.375-381(Chapter 21). What can be done to make public discourse more rational? P.381-384(Chapter 21)
5. What is humanism? P.410-412(chapter 23). What are some fundamental (intrinsic) human rights — according to Martha Nussbaum, according to Pinker, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? P. 413-414(Chapter 23).
6. Explain what Pinker means by “Humanism is the only viable moral philosophy for a cosmopolitan world” p.418-419(Chapter 23). Do you agree? Why or why not?
Part 2 (Answer from the attached book)(Explain in brife please)
Reach ch.14 of Csikszentmihalyi’s book. Out of all the tips he gives, selects FIVE that you like the most. List those five ways to enhance your personal creativity. Explain why you chose them. Explain how they apply to you.
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