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Enlightenment for Newbies

By: Martin Ettington
Narrated by: Martin K. Ettington
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This audiobook is oriented to those people who are trying to learn what enlightenment is all about, and want to better understand what it is, and how to get there. It is oriented towards beginners who haven't studied previously on the subject. Issues are discussed such as what enlightenment is, how one achieves it, and what some of the pitfalls in the process are.

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A brilliant book. Well-founded arguments, properly researched. I highly recommend it to all who need to get enlightenment.

Awesome Book

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Fantastic book. It provides a very strong case that progress is possible (not inevitable!) and that we have experienced a couple of centuries of flourishing that is greater than any other era for the human race.

Impressive Book

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Martin K. Ettington has made several talks that provide really good discussions that cover most of the same subjects that are discussed in the book.

Very Captivating

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Kudos to Martin K. Ettington for making this excellent book and a request to dumb it down and make it free so everyone can partake in the logic.

Thank You

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Martin K. Ettington's basic premise is to stick with the classic liberal program of science and capitalism, tweak governance as data suggests, and do not throw future unborn babies out with the bathwater to supposedly save ourselves. The current system is the best system we know of for encouraging the development of solutions to our most vexing problems.

Described Well

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In this book, Martin expressed an impressive amount of evidence to support the claim that the enlightenment ideals of reason, science and humanism have led to considerable human progress and that the future of civilization hinges upon continuing this tradition.

Great Introduction

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Good for Martin K. Ettington for using data and maintaining patience among nihilism in this world!

Good Author

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This is a great book in that it is quite relatable and includes a lot of information showing that almost everything has been improving since the Enlightenment.

This is a great book

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This is a brilliant book! This is material I have pondered for many years, but Martin does a marvelous job of tying multiple loose strings together.

Impressive

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I enjoyed listening to this book. Martin K. Ettington is always very articulate and easy to understand, yet his arguments go deeper so despite the ease of reading it makes one think.

Great Way OF Explanation

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