Bush mangled it, “making the pie higher”). Many people lack the conceptual tools to ascertain whether progress has taken place or not the very idea that things can get better just doesn’t compute.ĭebates on economic distribution and growth often contrast dividing a pie with baking a larger one (or as George W. Optimism (in the sense that I have advocated) is the theory that all failures-all evils-are due to insufficient knowledge.
My grade of the book: A+ (using the American grading system) - one of the best! Progress Whether he is right or wrong on some or all of the points, I believe it's a must-read as a very useful and, surprisingly unorthodox, perspective. I think we should have more of those! Don't you? As the title states, it's indeed 'The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress'. but what if he isn't? The message of this book is powerful and all-encompassing.
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