Peter Singer, of bioethics &

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:28:20 +0000

In reply to Why crime continues to fall during a bad economy (plus: peace breaks out in the world)

Peter Singer, of bioethics & animal rights fame, reviews Pinker's

‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’

By STEVEN PINKER, New York Times Sunday Book Review

Reviewed by PETER SINGER

Brian Rea

In his new book, Steven Pinker argues that our current era is less violent, less cruel and more peaceful than any previous period of human existence.

Excerpt: ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’

An interesting article.

Verified Atheist — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:55:15 +0000

In reply to Why crime continues to fall during a bad economy (plus: peace breaks out in the world)

An interesting article. However, at one point, he seemed to indicate that the decline in crime can at least partly be attributed to having more people in jail. Are there any correlational data analyzing the number of people in jail and the number of crimes committed on a country-by-country basis? Of course, what would muddy up the waters significantly is that even if there is a negative causation effect between the number of people put in jail and the number of crimes, there's presumably a positive causation effect between the number of crimes and the number of people put in jail. Also, what's a crime in one country might not be a crime in another (e.g., smoking marijuana).

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Peter Singer, of bioethics &

‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’

By STEVEN PINKER, New York Times Sunday Book Review

Reviewed by PETER SINGER

Brian Rea

An interesting article.