Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow / Yuval Noah Harari.

  • Harari, Yuval N.
Date:
2016
  • Books

About this work

Also known as

Hisṭoryah shel ha-maḥar. English

Description

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? This book 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. It explores how Homo Sapiens conquered the world, our creation of today's human-centred environment, our current predicament and our possible future. And, above all, he asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers?

Publication/Creation

London : Harvill Secker, 2016.

Physical description

440 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 1 map ; 24 cm

Notes

"First published with the title The History of Tomorrow in Hebrew in Israel by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir in 2015."
Translated by the author.
Longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize 2017.

Contents

The new human agende -- Homo sapiens conquers the world -- Homo sapiens gives meaning to the world -- Homo sapiens loses control.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

Translated from the Hebrew.

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    ZG /HAR
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781910701874
  • 1910701874