JONAH's December Book Club
Schedule
Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 06:15 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Dotters Books | Eau Claire, WI
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The final book in JONAH’s 2025 Book Club is Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness. Book club will meet on Tuesday, December 9 at 6:15pm at Dotter’s Books, 307 South Barstow in Eau Claire. "In 1972, half of Americans agreed that most people can be trusted; by 2018, only a third did. Different generations, genders, religions, and political parties all think human virtue is evaporating. Cynicism is an understandable response to a world full of injustice and inequality. But in many cases, it is misplaced. Dozens of studies find that people fail to realize how kind, generous, and open-minded others really are. Cynical thinking deepens social problems: when we expect the worst in people, we often bring it out of them.
We don't have to remain stuck in this cynicism trap. Through science and storytelling, Jamil Zaki imparts the secret for beating back cynicism: hopeful skepticism--thinking critically about people and our problems, while honoring and encouraging our strengths. Far from being naïve, hopeful skepticism is a precise way of understanding others that can rebalance our view of human nature and help us build the world we truly want."
Please register in advance here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmcmFq2t7S0vGhzN7_qXsCBIQPBVv_E8uGyQBOvZdBNYWIJg/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawI_9-BleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeG1ZuHVSQAmRqNRIbXaQpPDxg8AlKdvDGuxze5dJLS95jofJ7sgXmX2Yg_aem_QpPFIhn9b4vMuKlGuHUYJA
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Dotters Books, 1602 Hogeboom Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701-4349, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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