Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschheit

Paperback, 506 pages

Langue : German

Publié 6 juillet 2015 par Pantheon.

ISBN :
978-3-570-55269-8
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות‎, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a book by Yuval Noah Harari, first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 based on a series of lectures Harari taught at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and in English in 2014. The book surveys the history of humankind from the evolution of archaic human species in the Stone Age up to the twenty-first century, focusing on Homo sapiens. The account is situated within a framework that intersects the natural sciences with the social sciences. The book has gathered mixed reviews. While it was positively received by the general public, scholars with relevant subject matter expertise have been very critical of its scientific claims.

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Sapiens

Lots to think about... I loved some of it, and many of the ideas presented made me question my outlook of the world! He also, however, threw a few curved balls, and let myth sit as fact in places. One of my favourite stories from the book, the one about Buzz Aldrin and the Native American, looks to be a myth for example. Other sections just didn't come to much (the chapter on gender for example, although it was written 2011 and these debates develop quickly). It is interesting to see how the book has aged... sometimes well, sometimes not so much. Overall worth the read, and helpful for reflecting on these things.

Un bon punt de partida

Primer de tot, li poso 5 estrelles perquè rarament aconsegueixo acabar un llibre tant llarg havent-lo llegit d'una manera tan fragmentada, cosa que diu molt de l'estil de redacció.

Dit això, he passat per sentiments molt contrariats durant la lectura del llibre, moltes tenen a veure amb la meva ideologia, mes vermella que no pas altra cosa, però no descarto que moltes d'aquestes queixes vinguin mes del meu desconeixement. Per altra banda si que puc coincidir que en moltes coses el autor peca de reduccionista i si ve entenc que per explicar tota la historia de la humanitat no et pots anar entretenint gaire, com a mínim si vols ser atractiu per el públic general, que es el que intenta el llibre, si que he trobat que en algunes seccions, com per exemple quan parla de la discriminació de la dona o d'altres temes que ara no puc posar per …