PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Homicide, Steven Pinker
1 Sep 2016
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Continuing on the refugee lecture from last week. 10,000 syrian refugees by the end of 2015. These refugees will come largely from lebanon, jordan, and turkey (which currently have ~4 million syrian refugees) Priority will be given to complete families, women at risk, and members of the lgbt community. Up to 10,000 of the refugees will be privately sponsored. Though passion may have strained, it must no break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell abraham lincoln. Based on the ideas that there is an end point to history. Influenced heavily by the changes that we have seen over the last 100 years in the nature of war. 2011- the better angels of our nature: why violence has declined. Premise: argues there are several components of human nature that are actually moving us away from violence: empathy, the ability to exert self- control , a moral sense , and our reason.
