Steven Pinker vs John Mearsheimer debate the enlightenment | Part 1 of FULL DEBATE

John Mearsheimer and Steven Pinker go head to head on Enlightement ideals. Watch the full debate at The Enlightenment advocated reason, science, democracy, and universal human rights as a grounding for human morality and social organization. In the quarter millennium since, to what extent have these ideals been realized? Has the Enlightenment in fact been successful in bringing about moral progress? Are there viable alternatives to the Enlightenment vision? #TheEnlightenment #JohnMearsheimer #StevenPinker Sophie Scott-Brown, Director at Gresham College, hosts a debate between two of the most influential thinkers of our time. Join John Mearsheimer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, as they discuss the Enlightenment and its alternat