This book sets out a radical idea.
It's an idea that has troubled the powerful for centuries. An idea that religions and ideologies have fought against. An idea that the media rarely mention, and that history seems to refute time and again.
At the same time, it's an idea that has its foundations in virtually every field of science. An idea demonstrated by evolution and confirmed by everyday life. An idea so intimately linked to human nature that we often don't even think about it anymore.
If we had the courage to take it seriously, it would be obvious: this idea could spark a revolution. It can turn society upside down. If it really gets into our brains, it can even become a life-changing remedy that means we'll never look at the world the same way again.
The idea in question?
Most people are good.
Captivating and inspiring, a huge success all over the world, Humanité opens up new horizons with humor, seriousness and pedagogy. What if we were good enough? What if a book could change the world?
Historian, journalist for the online magazine De Correspondent, Rutger Bregman is the author of the brilliant Utopies réalistes, a bestseller translated into over thirty countries.
Translated from the Dutch by Caroline Sordia and Pieter Boyekens
Historian, journalist for the online magazine De Correspondent, Rutger Bregman has published four books on history, philosophy and economics. A great success in the Netherlands, Utopies réalistes has been translated in many countries around the world.
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