'I encourage all of us, whatever our beliefs, to question the basic narratives of our world, to connect past developments with present concerns, and not to be afraid of controversial issues.' Dr Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in World History. His research focuses on broad questions, such as: What is the relation between history and biology? Is there justice in history? Did people become happier as history unfolded? 65,000 people have signed up to his online course, A Brief History of Humankind. Sapiens is an international bestseller and is being published in more than 30 languages worldwide. In 2012 Harari was awarded the annual Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines.
This is The Sunday Times Bestseller. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going. Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind's extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. "It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!" (Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel).
这本书给我的观感,一言以蔽之,即为“标新立异”。作者结合了自己所涉猎过的许多方面,试图从一个全新的广阔的角度来解读人类史,但由于他的涉猎广而不精,以至于我不得不说,他几乎在任何一方面都做得不好。仅就几个我比较了解的领域而言,作为一个半外行,我仍然能够挑出他...
评分如果说有一本书,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」。 ...
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 评分这本书与其是当作串历史的科普书,不如当成索引去看。轻松好读又流畅且all-encompassing。不过真的感谢今天能一鼓作气把最后一个尾巴用三四个小时读完了。毫不间断地沉浸在其中去读这种感觉真的好棒。
评分intriguing&inspiring
评分此书采用“大历史”的写法,避开具体的历史事件和历史人物,直接剖析人类各发展阶段的本质,“惊人”结论应接不暇,不少读者高呼过瘾。但近年来不断走俏的大历史类图书往往容易犯以偏概全的错误,只顾着抛结论、上概念,举例论证仅仅走个形式。比如本书论证农业时代的人类不如采集者生活幸福,比如把个人主义描述为国家和市场摧毁家庭和社群的“第五纵队”等。此书另一大特色是紧紧抓住“虚构”这个概念不放,全书所有观点都从中生发,显得高度统一、立场鲜明。虽然人类认知革命始于虚构能力的观点并非作者原创,但此书贵在一以贯之。从认知革命到想象的秩序,再到各种宗教,最后是想象的共同体,作者始终用“虚构”这个元素解释人类各个阶段的发展变化,形成完整的逻辑链条,成为本书利用大量惊人结论发动攻势之外征服读者的另一个原因。
评分好书
评分前19章充满洞见,几乎每一章都很有趣,都很让人启发。但最后一张关于人类未来的描述很倒胃口,让人很不舒服。无论如何,这本书让我重拾了自读 Guns, Germs and Streels 以来的惊喜,甚至超越了我原以为无法超越的后者!"Is there anything more dangerous than dissatisfied and irresponsible gods who don't know what they want?"
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