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Gods, Ghosts and Black Dogs: The Fascinating Folklore and Mythology of Dogs

Stanley Coren

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Here is a rich collection of folklore, mythology, and tall tales concerning dogs. These provide a...

Fragger 2

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The long awaited sequel is finally here! Fragger is back and better than ever with all-new puzzles...

ClareR (5885 KP) rated Humankind in Books

Jun 9, 2020

Humankind

Rutger Bregman | 2020 | Essays, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics

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Humankind sets out to prove that human beings are essentially nice people who want to help other people. Except over the centuries, philosophers, politicians and other influential people have told us the complete opposite - to the point that we believe it. I think Bregman is successful at this as well. Help does come in the most unexpected places, as we’ve seen recently in towns and cities across the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, there are those who take advantage of others, but I’d like to believe that they’re in the minority.

This is a really engaging, easy to read book, with some great examples. Bregman looks at studies and experiments that all types of scientists have done, and also looks at some real life examples.

This book left me feeling very positive about the state of humanity, and I hope that the good people in our societies will always outnumber the bad.

I really do highly recommend this if you’re prevaricating over whether to read it or not. It’s a great read.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and Rutger Bregman for reading along!