Skip main navigation

Get 30% off one whole year of Unlimited learning. Subscribe for just £249.99 £174.99. T&Cs apply

Science, reason, and humanism: the drivers of progress

Watch Steven Pinker describe how humanism has contributed to the progress human beings have made

Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. His book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Science, Reason, Humanism and Progress was released in 2018.

Question: How important has humanism been in any positive progress human beings have made?

This article is from the free online

Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

Created by
FutureLearn - Learning For Life