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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. 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 McDonalds 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 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.
With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.
用户评价
##看过homo sapeisns或没时间的话可以直接看第三章，脑洞蛮大的。当然，还是没改稍嫌啰嗦的毛病……
评分##过去一个月在上班的公交车上断断续续读完。人类未来的命运道路或许从来没有像现在这样充满不确定性，但能够亲眼见证Dataism对Humanism的冲击，也是这个时代给我们的最大福利。接下来打算读这个作者的前一本书Sapiens
评分##A must read. 表面上看起来是一本讲人类未来的书，但如作者自己所说，他并非在做预测,更不是危言耸听或者暗藏某个政治或者经济动机。更多的是作者结合目前人类科学和科技的发展、回顾人类历史和人性本身来探讨将来人类很有可能会面对的世界。感觉回到了大学时代，教授的智慧对话，引发学生思考。 It's philosophy, a warning，and a perfect way to engage everyone who cares to start a debate about humanity and future.
评分##一瓶高浓度的心灵硫酸
评分##前面部分真是有点啰嗦了，作者属于举例子狂人，幸好最后一部分提出了几个挺有意思的观点补回票价，总体是推荐的。
评分##前面部分真是有点啰嗦了，作者属于举例子狂人，幸好最后一部分提出了几个挺有意思的观点补回票价，总体是推荐的。
评分##听了一半准备弃了，yuval大概是很好的历史学家，但是这一本完全就是pop science啊，也不是他的本专业，感觉毕竟牵强。我比较认同的是凭什么humancentric，也认为接下来的一两百年人类会因为科技而进化成跟现在非常不相同的“人类”，到时候道德会成为全新的不同问题。
评分##机场读物鸡头（complexity wise) 。什么都说了一点，什么也没说。大概是一种，here are some interesting facts, what do you think? 的读物。
评分##这是这几年来我读过的觉得最好看的一本书，大概没有“之一”。书中有太多兴奋点，从头到尾。有些是开眼界，有些是我的困惑点。准备什么时候再读一遍，做点笔记。
