A review by polijus1
Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?: The Munk Debates by Matt Ridley, Alain de Botton, Steven Pinker

3.0

I have never heard of the Munk Debates before reading this book. Had I known about it I probably would've watched the debate instead of reading the transcript. In the Pro team we have Steven Pinker and Matt Ridley, which I suppose, are scientists, and in the Con team we have Alain de Botton, modern philosopher and Malcolm Gladwell, a renowned author. I do have to say that the debate is slightly skewed, I'd say that the debate would be more interesting if we have a scientist on the con team and vice versa. Some part of the debate also have ad hominem fallacy which is easily spotted when you're reading the transcript and maybe not so much if you watch the debate live. The topic is interesting, the notion each speaker brings is also interesting, but I don't think it should be read, it's better to watch the debate.