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.
发表于2025-03-11
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这是我在微信读书App讲《人类简史》的文稿,37分钟音频版请登录微信读书App,直接点击《人类简史》即可听我讲的音频版哦。 我们为什么对历史感兴趣? 又该如何阅读历史? 有人说,日光之下,并无新事,所有的事情,都在历史上有章可循,于是,阅读历史,我们可以发现必然的规律...
评分文/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...
评分乘地铁,车还没到,抬头看电视屏幕,瞥见一个穿白大褂的中年男人正在讲解割双眼皮的三种方式,对面的广告牌上,一个美丽的女人骄傲地展示着整容之后的五官,大眼睛,双眼皮,尖下巴,眼神迷离,一脸茫然。 我并不想对整容做道德评价,而是想还原一个事实:我们已经生活在一个...
评分本书评仅针对第十九章内容。 小学时看过一个关于太阳演化的科普片,说是大约50亿年以后,太阳将演化为红巨星,体积膨胀并吞并数个行星,包括地球在内。 也就是说,地球终将灭亡。 后来学了物理,知道这事虽不是千真万确,但也八九不离十了。当然,50亿年是个过于漫长的时间,人...
评分《人类简史》已经不算是一本新书了,我也早早就买下,但却读不下去,当时我根本就懒得谈这本书,因为写得非常一般。让我纳闷的是,这本书在坊间的评价极高,和我的观感大相径庭,当时也没太当回事,也许我水平高呢。直到前些日子,万维刚在他的专栏力捧这本书。万维刚是我的偶...
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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
精彩都在前半本。这是希伯来语写的,其实读中文就好了。
评分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.
评分感觉会成为今年最喜欢的书。作者的叙述视角非常宏大,在这样的宏大叙事下,讲述仍旧条理清晰。有很多颠覆自己既有观念和思维模式的观点,非常enlightening。也是自己第一次尝试新的读书笔记方法。
评分准确的说,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。
评分大半本在巴尔干国家漫长的过境边检中看完。前一半有点醍醐灌顶,后半本太啰嗦了
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