Sapiens

Dr. Yuval Noah Harari lectures at the Department of History, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.He originally specialized in medieval history and military history, completing his D.Phil. at the University of Oxford (Jesus College) in 2002, and publishing numerous books and articles, including Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550; The Ultimate Experience: Battlefield Revelations and the Making of Modern War Culture, 1450-2000; “The Concept of ‘Decisive Battles’ in World History”; and “Armchairs, Coffee and Authority: Eye-witnesses and Flesh-witnesses Speak about War, 1100-2000”.He now specializes in World History and macro-historical processes. His most recent book is titled From Animals into Gods: A Brief History of Humankind (originally published in Hebrew under the title A Brief History of Mankind, and now being translated into English and German). The book surveys the entire length of human history, from the evolution of Homo sapiens in Pleistocene East Africa up to the political and technological revolutions of the 21st-century.The Hebrew edition has become a bestseller in Israel. It has generated much interest both in the academic community and among the general public, and has turned Harari into an instant celebrity. YouTube Video clips of Harari’s lectures on the history of the world have been viewed by tens of thousands of Israelis; and he is currently writing a two-weekly column for Ha’aretz magazine. He is also currently giving an online free course with the same title.

出版者:Harper

作者:Yuval Noah Harari

页数:464

出版时间:2015-2-10

价格:USD 35.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780062316097

图书标签:历史人类学人类英文原版History科普英文science&nature

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From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.”

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?

Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem

读后感

如果说有一本书，不到五百页，没有一堆令人晕头转向的年份、人名、地名、称号，就能涵盖了人类如何崛起、影响现代生活甚巨的资本主义、一神教、自由人文主义、基因工程如何兴盛的人类历史重大脉络……那就是这本神奇的、同时摆放在“历史”和“畅销”分类里的「人类简史」。 ...  

文/曼佳 最近一直被人推荐《人类简史》这本书，一个70后的以色列历史学家写的风靡全球的著作。全书讲的是人类的故事，从历史又是从哲学的角度，讲述人从生物学的起源是什么样的，从宇宙的哪里来，要到未来的哪里去的故事，这样的书，是要很安静的环境和很安静的心才能好好读完...  

以“人类”全体作为考察对象的历史著述，以前也不是没有，不过往往还是受其学科分野限制，要么是讲述人从猿类一路走来的“生物进化史”，要么是关于人类自身组织发展的“社会史”或“文明史”。然而像本书作者赫拉利这样，从智人诞生一路侃到科学革命的，以前倒真没怎么见过。...

用户评价

还算挺好读的

准确的说，是听完的......人生中第一部听完的大部头书。就内容本身来说，后半部分，特别是结尾有点掉链子。其他的，当作不同思路来参考也可以，并不必事事同意他的观点。猪肉照吃，牛奶照喝。

From ” what do we want to become”, to “ what do we want to want “. It is with such immense privilege and self indulgence we try to understand the science and physics of desire.

真是脑洞大开，包罗万象，你想得到的想不到的，跟人类扯得上关系的，都串联并联到一起了，厉害了我的作者。只是有些部分真的有点无聊啊。内容太多，每位读者的感受肯定都不同，给我印象最深的反而是接近末尾讲到happiness的一段，身外之物带不来额外的开心，大概就是这个意思。

这么多年一直觉得后四分之一越来越读不下去是因为翻译的问题，现在知道错了，是确实写得不行。