Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Harari, Yuval Noah

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During the 20th century, humankind has managed to do the impossible: we have brought famine, plague and war under control. Today, more people die from obesity than from starvation; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed in war. We are the only species in earth’s long history that has single-handedly changed the entire planet, and we no longer expect any higher being to shape our destinies for us. As the self-made gods of planet earth, which projects should we undertake, and how will we protect this fragile planet and humankind itself from our own destructive powers? Yuval Noah Harari examines the implications of our newly acquired divine capabilities, from our desperate pursuit of happiness to our dogged quest for immortality.

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Publish Date: 23/03/2017

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Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we’re going.

‘Spellbinding’ Guardian

The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond – from overcoming death to creating artificial life.

It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power? And what does our future hold?

‘Even more readable, even more important, than his excellent Sapiens‘ Kazuo Ishiguro

Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. It will make you think in ways you had not thought before’ Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow

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Weight 460 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 39 mm
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Paperback

Pages

513

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

909.83 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K