Homo Deus dismantles these assumptions and opens our eyes to a vast range of alternative possibilities, with provocative arguments: We cannot stop the march of history, but we can influence its direction.įuture-casting typically assumes that tomorrow will look much like today: we will possess amazing new technologies, but old humanist values like liberty and equality will still guide us. But the pursuit of these very goals may ultimately render most human beings superfluous. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams, and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century, from overcoming death to creating artificial life. Over the past century, humankind has managed to turn the uncontrollable forces of nature-namely, famine, plague, and war-into manageable challenges. In Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari examines humanity’s future, offering a vision of tomorrow that at first seems incomprehensible but soon looks undeniable: humanity will soon lose not only its dominance, but its very meaning. His inscription reads: 'The future is in your hands' - a good thing to remember when such great changes are afoot." (Jarvis Cocker Mail on Sunday) -This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. I don't normally ask for autographs but I got a bit starstruck & asked him to sign my copy of his book after we'd had a conversation for my show on BBC 6Music.
In Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari shows us where mankind is headed in an absolutely clear-sighted & accessible manner. " I think the mark of a great book is that it not only alters the way you see the world after you've read it, it also casts the past in a different light. It’s even more readable, even more important, than his excellent Sapiens." (Kazuo Ishiguro Guardian Books of the Year) " Sets out with enviable (and alarming) lucidity the massive challenges now facing our species as genetic technologies, AI and robotics alter forever our relationships with one another and with other species. As a result, it’s tempting to see him less as historian than as some kind of all-purpose sage." (Andrew Anthony Observer) " An exhilarating book that takes the reader deep into questions of identity, consciousness and intelligence… Harari is a naturally gifted explainer, invariably ready with a telling anecdote or memorable analogy. As with Sapiens, you finish the book feeling much wiser" (Matt Haig) "Yuval Noah Harari is the most entertaining and thought-provoking writer of non-fiction at the moment.
"An intoxicating brew of science, philosophy and futurism." ( Mail on Sunday) "Spellbinding… a quirky and cool book, with a sliver of ice at its heart" ( Guardian) "A brilliantly original, thought-provoking and important study of where mankind is heading." ( Evening Standard) "An exhilarating book that takes the reader deep into questions of identity, consciousness and intelligence" ( Observer) "Even more readable, even more important, than his excellent Sapiens" (Kazuo Ishiguro Guardian Books of the Year) "Shows us where mankind is headed in an absolutely clear-sighted and accessible manner" ( Jarvis Cocker)
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