Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
A Anthropology, Science, Nonfiction book. the better we understand history, the faster history alters its course, and...
Humans today enjoy unprecedented levels of power and an increasingly god-like status. The great epidemics of the past – famine, plague and war – no longer control our lives. We are the only species in history that has single-handedly changed the entire planet, and we can no longer blame a higher being for our fate.But as our gods take a back seat, and Homo Sapiens becomes Homo Deus, what are we going to do with ourselves? How do we set the agenda for our own future without pushing our species – and the rest of the world – beyond its limits?In this vivid, challenging new book from the author of Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari examines the implications of our newly upgraded condition, from our dogged pursuit of status and happiness to our constant quest to overcome death by pushing the boundaries of science....
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the better we understand history, the faster history alters its course, and the faster our knowledge becomes outdated. Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow // Yet in truth the lives of most people have meaning only within the network of stories they tell one another. Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow // We do not become satisfied by leading a peaceful and prosperous existence. Rather, we become satisfied when reality matches our expectations. The bad news is that as conditions improve, expectations balloon. Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: Breve historia del maana //
This is a profoundly shocking piece of writing, a tactic which Yuval Noah Harari uses to great effect in getting readers to think about society today. The book is ostensibly about the future of mankind, but really is a means of highlighting how current trends in science, technology, humanity etc may progress and asks if that's really... 4.5 stars actually, this book give us a comprehensive look into the near and distant future . Homo sapiens (modern humans) were able to gain dominance over all of nature because of their ability to communicate and to collaborate with each other and because they could use their collective brain to come up with novel ideas, but as technology... More interesting as provocation than enlightenment. Some great turns of phrase though
