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Homo Deus : A Brief History of Tomorrow
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Temporal Coverage | 2017 |
| Description | Table of Contents: The new human agenda -- I. HOMO SAPIENS CONQUERS THE WORLD -- The Anthropocene -- The human spark -- II. HOMO SAPIENS GIVES MEANING TO THE WORLD -- The storytellers -- The odd couple -- The modern covenant -- The humanist revolution -- III. HOMO SAPIENS LOSES CONTROL -- The time bomb in the laboratory -- The great decoupling -- The ocean of consciousness -- The data religion. |
| Abstract | "Over the past century, humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonald's than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet Earth, what destinies will we set for ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century -- from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus." --Publisher's Web site. |
| Page Count | 449 |
| ISBN | 9780062464316 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, |
| Publisher Place | New York, NY |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | 21st Century Modern Civilization Effect of Human Beings On Forecasting History History / Civilization Modern History Human Beings Nature Philosophical Anthropology Science / Life Sciences / Evolution Science and Civilization Social Science / Future Studies Technological Forecasting Technology and Civilization |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Civilization, Modern--21st century |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Technology and civilization |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Science and civilization |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Technological forecasting |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Human beings--History |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Philosophical anthropology |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Nature--Effect of human beings on |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | History, Modern--21st century |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Forecasting |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Modern civilization--1950 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | HISTORY / Civilization |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Civilization, Modern |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Human beings |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | CB428 .H368513 2017 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
