Pinker posited that enlightenment rationality should be defended against attacks from both the political left and political right.[93] The book received both positive and critical reviews. In a debate with Pinker, post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha said that Pinker downplayed the immoral consequences of Enlightenment philosophy,
Pinker downplayed the immoral consequences of Enlightenment philosophy,such as inequality, slavery, imperialism, world wars, and genocide. Pinker responded that humanity, prior to the Enlightenment, had been characterized by poverty and disease.[94]
cautioned that Pinker is too "quick to dismiss" the idea that artificial superintelligence could someday lead to human extinction. Citing reader interest due to Gates' endorsement, Viking Press moved the publication date from 27 February 2018
中國教育部近日向赴美留學生發布"安全風險提示"，稱發生多起中國留學生入境時被無端盤查，甚至拒絕入境遣返的案例。北京呼籲美方停止無理滋擾、打壓中國學生學者。