Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Edition Harvill Secker (a division of Penguin Random House Group), 2016. A SIGNED COPY. ISBN: 978-1-910-70187-4. HARDBACK. 448 pages, size: 16.2 x 24.1 x 3.9 cm. Just light tanning to paper edges. Other than that, the unread book remains in excellent condition: dust cover in good form; cloth bound hard cover bright with shiny lettering
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Brilliant, as per. As with Sapiens, this wasn’t an easy read. However, it is very rewarding, insightful and thought-provoking – you will learn A LOT when reading this.The best thing about it is the way Harari effortlessly threads different fields of anthropology, biology, neuroscience, behavioural economics, economics, psychology, history and philosophy.I would say that some of the terminology could be easier to grasp; his breakdown of the liberalism world view and dataism could go over…
ntelligent, humane, witty and very, very readable. This book has been an enormously stimulating and enjoyable read.I know some readers have criticised Hariri’s sometimes sweeping statements, or questioned the depth of his technical knowledge but, for me, this misses the point. Harari is not writing an academic treatise; he has produced a unique blend of history, science, philosophy and psychology designed to make us think about the future, based on what we know about human nature from our past.I have learned a lot that is new…
This does indeed change the way I think. I approached this book on recommendation from a friend. It didnât take me long to realise that it does indeed change the way I see things. It is written in such a simple way, and yet it covers the most complex of theories and social mechanisms. I find myself saying âWell thatâs so obvious, but I never saw it that way before, and I donât know whyâIt certainly helps me come to terms with my thoughts and beliefs about religion and humanity. It turns out I am a liberal humanist, now who would…