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He got what he said pretty much word-for-word from the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. (It's not a plug; it's a bestseller.)
The author makes the point that hunter gatherers had more flexibility and more fun hunting, a lower rate of disease/infection, etc., while during the agricultural revolution, people turned to back-breaking farming work and dwelling in filthy communal cottages, while also being perpetually stressed due to their livelihood being almost entirely dependent on the weather.
I'm not saying I agree, but there's some clarification for you.
Hey r/kappa! Since I was not chosen for the winter komike, that means I'll have more time to focus on improving my fundamentals, as well as doing more fighting game related NSFW art. Hopefully I'll be able to post here more often from now on!
I have also been reading quite a lot recently. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari has been as inspirational as lord Daigo's book to me. Highly Recommended.
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.
Well written and a fascinating perspective. 4.5 stars with over 5,000 reviews.
"New York Times Bestseller
A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg
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."
Not OP, just helping out with some formatting (and links!) because I like these suggestions.
> 1) The Magic Of Reality - Richard Dawkins
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> 2) The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins
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> 3)A Brief History Of Time - Stephen Hawking
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> 4)The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking
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> 4)Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari (Any Book By Daniel Dennet)
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> 5)Enlightenment Now - Steven Pinker
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> 6)From Eternity Till Here - Sean Caroll (Highly Recommended)
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> 7)The Fabric Of Cosmos - Brian Greene (If you have good mathematical understanding try Road To Reality By Roger Penrose)
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> 8)Just Six Numbers - Martin Reese (Highly Recommended)
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Yo recomiendo el libro 'Sapiens, a brief history of human kind', que básicamente es un ligero y agradable recuento de la historia del humano a partir de los primeros rastros del homo sapiens, habla de la expansión del humano por el mundo, su etapa nómada, su revolución agrícola, evolución de; sus sistemas de gobierno, escrituras, monedas, mitos, etc. Básicamente lo que te enseñaron en primaria pero ahora sí pones atención xD, aparte más detallado.
https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari-ebook/dp/B00ICN066A/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future, by Ian Morris
I would like this ebook.
Thank you.
My two favorites of the year:
Sapiens History of Humankind
Currently reading that. It's really interesting to learn about all other other ape species and how Homo Sapiens interacted with them.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Is a nice one , I suppose it's good for reading at work if you have kindle (The physical book can be a little uncomfortable because of its size)
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And there's also an audio-book if you're interested in that
Natural laws are not imposed on man like the prescriptive laws imposed by a government. I am capable of disobeying state-imposed laws, and the justice system is in place to take care of people who do, but I am unable to disobey the law of gravity. It is simply a fact of nature that gravity works as it does, not a prescriptive law imposed on man by an institution. The same goes for other natural laws.
Besides that, an institution is something instituted by people. In Sapiens, Noah Yuval Harari talks about how we create fictions that help shape how society works. One example is money. Money works because we all agree that it does, not because of any property inherent in the stuff we use for money. This would be an example of an institution. Likewise, the family is an institution among humans because of agreement among humans that it is one. Cats also mate and have children, but for them, there is no institution of the family, because they are unable to consider it as such and agree on making it one.
The power nature has over us is not due to how we think about nature, and we don't have the option of violating natural laws. Nature is a concrete reality we are subject to, not an institution.
It’s not a mistake. A good read of which one chapter talks about the purpose of corporations and limited liability and the social good it creates: Sapiens
(Obviously within limitations; eg corporate vale should be breached under fraud and certain circumstances)
I think the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind might be an enlightening read for you. Particularly the first half has great information about the emergence of religion and how certain religions came to be dominant in the world we know today.
You should read Sapiens.
Because humans have agreed upon rules that have evolved to be socially beneficial. This set of rules could take the form of cultural norms, language, or a constitution. What's important is that these systems (usually) exist because the confer some type of net benefit to the community that adopts them. In this case we can weigh the pros and cons of allowing non-citizens to vote in school board elections:
pro: They have more control over how their child is educated.
con: Inherent cultural norms could mean they advocate for a less effective education system.
And we can weigh the pros and cons of allowing non-citizens to vote in presidential elections:
pros: greater representation of the total world (idk I'm kinda reaching for this one)
cons: China can just decide our president.
Because we want a system that does the most good for citizens of the US we can easily say that allowing non-citizens to vote in presidential elections is bad. I'd argue that allowing non-citizens to vote in school board elections is much more up for debate.
If you're interested in the argument I was trying to present in the first paragraph I recommend Sapiens. The way Harari explains cultural norms is incredible! :)
Edit: grammar