«In an era in which the ideals of the Enlightenment need all the help they can get, we're lucky to have such a lucid, stylish, and intelligent exposition and defense. This is truly a book for our time»

Steven Pinker

«In Sweden's public square, Christer Sturmark has done as much as anyone to uphold reason and humane critical thinking... and now his values are gathered and refocused in this book'»

Richard Dawkins

«Christer Sturmark reflects on our place in history as well as on our potential future as a more united and reasoning humankind. He gives a credible and sensible voice to the new enlightenment-oriented worldview»

Björn Ulvaeus

«If a book like this had been available when I was in my late teens, it would have saved me years of collecting and contemplating important information about human thinking – and its failures»

Dan Larhammar, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

«As lucid and illuminating as it is warm and inspiring»

Rebecca Goldstein