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02547aam a2200433 i 4500 |
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945106511 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20160503031736.0 |
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160314s2016 onc b 000 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
oc2016019726 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781487001681 (tr. pbk.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1487001681 (tr. pbk.) |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
NLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
NLC |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCO |
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YDXCP |
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BTCTA |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
303.44 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Do humankind's best days lie ahead? : |
| Remainder of title |
Pinker and Ridley vs. De Botton and Gladwell / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
edited by Rudyard Griffiths. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
viii, 111 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
The Munk debates. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, individual freedoms, and the spread of global norms empower individuals and societies around the world. But is progress inevitable? Its critics argue that human civilization has become different, not better, over the last two and a half centuries. What is seen as a breakthrough or innovation in one period becomes a setback or limitation in another. In short, progress is an ideology not a fact; a way of thinking about the world as opposed to a description of reality. In the seventeenth semi-annual Munk Debates, which was held in Toronto on November 6, 2015, pioneering cognitive scientist Steven Pinker and best-selling author Matt Ridley squared off against noted philosopher Alain de Botton and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell to debate whether humankind's best days lie ahead. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Do humankind's best days lie ahead? -- Pre-debate interviews with Rudyard Griffiths -- Post-debate commentary. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Progress. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Civilization. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Forecasting. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social prediction. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
De Botton, Alain, |
| Relator term |
panelist. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Pinker, Steven, |
| Relator term |
panelist. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ridley, Matt, |
| Relator term |
panelist. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gladwell, Malcolm, |
| Relator term |
panelist. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Griffiths, Rudyard, |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
303.4 DO |
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310 |
