Humankind A Hopeful History
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Verlag:Little, Brown and Company
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
16.11.2021
Verlag
Little, Brown and CompanySeitenzahl
480
Maße (L/B/H)
20,7/13,8/3,4 cm
Gewicht
416 g
Übersetzt von
Erica Moore + weitere
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-316-41852-2
This instant New York Times bestseller proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that our innate kindness and cooperation have been the greatest factors in our long-term success as a species.
If there is one belief that has united the left and the right, psychologists and philosophers, ancient thinkers and modern ones, it is the tacit assumption that humans are bad. It's a notion that drives newspaper headlines and guides the laws that shape our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Pinker, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed primarily by self-interest.
But what if it isn't true? International bestseller Rutger Bregman provides new perspective on the past 200,000 years of human history, setting out to prove that we are hardwired for kindness, geared toward cooperation rather than competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another. In fact this instinct has a firm evolutionary basis going back to the beginning of Homo sapiens.
From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the solidarity in the aftermath of the Blitz, the hidden flaws in the Stanford prison experiment to the true story of twin brothers on opposite sides who helped Mandela end apartheid, Bregman shows us that believing in human generosity and collaboration isn't merely optimistic-it's realistic. Moreover, it has huge implications for how society functions. When we think the worst of people, it brings out the worst in our politics and economics. But if we believe in the reality of humanity's kindness and altruism, it will form the foundation for achieving true change in society, a case that Bregman makes convincingly with his signature wit, refreshing frankness, and memorable storytelling.
"The Sapiens of 2020." -The Guardian
"Humankind made me see humanity from a fresh perspective." -Yuval Noah Harari, author of the #1 bestseller Sapiens
Longlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
One of the Washington Post's 50 Notable Nonfiction Works in 2020
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Humans ARE kind
When I picked up Rutger Bregman's book, I wasn't convinced that humans are fundamentally kind. Too many things happened in our current society that made me doubt. But the more I read, the more I asked myself if it could be true after all that we ARE a kind species, that a kinder world is indeed possible. The book was written before the 2020 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, and I would like to know if Bregman would still be of the same opinion today. But I think, despite it all, he would. I did not agree with all of his opinions at first, but his examples are backed up by scientific studies and well done research, making me see things in a different light. The book is no light reading, but definitely worth it. (The audiobook, too!)
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