On "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Hariri (2016).
I find myself in disagreement with a few things in this unconventional book on the history of humanity:
- promotion of animal rights.
- promotion of homosexual behaviour and his advocacy of homosexual rights - and his presentation of such behaviour as in some way natural and wholly acceptable.
- apparent belief that mankind is possibly heading for some kind of eternal life.
- belief in the inevitability of a coming era of massive scientific discovery and progress.
- promotion of neuroscience and psychiatry.
- excessive promotion of Buddhism.
- portrayal of communism and other ideologies as being "just other religions".
- belief in conventional economics and in "economic growth" as unlimited.
Apart from the disagreements, I think that this is an excellent and thought-provoking book and I am now greatly enjoying the sequel "Homo Deus".
I find myself in disagreement with a few things in this unconventional book on the history of humanity:
- promotion of animal rights.
- promotion of homosexual behaviour and his advocacy of homosexual rights - and his presentation of such behaviour as in some way natural and wholly acceptable.
- apparent belief that mankind is possibly heading for some kind of eternal life.
- belief in the inevitability of a coming era of massive scientific discovery and progress.
- promotion of neuroscience and psychiatry.
- excessive promotion of Buddhism.
- portrayal of communism and other ideologies as being "just other religions".
- belief in conventional economics and in "economic growth" as unlimited.
Apart from the disagreements, I think that this is an excellent and thought-provoking book and I am now greatly enjoying the sequel "Homo Deus".