customer Review

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022

Years ago, I liked Ridley's THE RATIONAL OPTIMIST,

and this book is even better, making the case for

largely accidental trial-and-error advancement in biology

and, more broadly, in economics and politics and other human endeavors,

where Great Man theories might have ascribed certain outcomes to

exceptional individuals, when in fact the time was right,

and the conditions aligned for the almost-spontaneous outcomes.

The writing is clear and persuasive and well-documented.

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