21 lessons for the 21st century / Yuval Noah Harari.
Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: xix, 372 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780525512172 (Hardback)
- 9780525512189 (Ebook)
- 9781984801494 (International)
- Twenty one lessons for the twenty first century
- 909.82 23
- CB428 .H36848 2018
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CB425 .H24 The accidental century. | CB425 .M79 In the name of sanity. | CB427 .B75 2005 High theory, low culture / | CB428 .H36848 2018 21 lessons for the 21st century / | CB428 .H368513 2017 Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow / | CB428 .H368513 2017 Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow / | CB428 .M43 2019 Falter : has the human game begun to play itself out? / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The technological challenge -- Disillusionment: the end of history has been postponed -- Work: when you grow up, you might not have a job -- Liberty: big data is watching you -- Equality: those who own the data own the future -- Part II: The political challenge -- Community: humans have bodies -- Civilization: there is just one civilization in the world -- Nationalism: global problems need global answers -- Religion: God now serves the nation -- Immigration: some cultures might be better than others -- Part III: Despair and hope -- Terrorism: don't panic -- War: never underestimate human stupidity -- Humility: you are not the center of the world -- God: don't take the name of God in vain -- Secularism: acknowledge your shadow -- Part IV: Truth -- Ignorance: you know less than you think -- Justice: our sense of justice might be out of date -- Post-truth: some fake news lasts forever -- Science fiction: the future is not what you see in the movies -- Part V: Resilience -- Education: change is the only constant -- Meaning: life is not a story -- Meditation: just observe.
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