Humankind

Humankind

Author: Rutger Bregman

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About This BookTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah HarariIt's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too.In this major book, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think - and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society.It is time for a new view of human nature. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Rutger BregmanPublisher: ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing (28 May 2021)Format: Paperback – 28 May 2021Language: ‎ EnglishPages: 496ISBN: ‎ 978-1526640734Dimensions: ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cmWeight: ‎ 490 g

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‎ English • Paperback – 28 May 2021
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About This BookTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the...

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Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.

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  • You’ll love this book if you’re tired of the idea that humans are naturally selfish. With gripping stories, sharp research, and surprising historical examples, Humankind invites you to see people—and the world—through a more hopeful lens. It challenges long‑held beliefs without preaching, leaving you feeling intellectually satisfied and emotionally uplifted. You’ll finish it thinking more generously about others, and more optimistically about what society can become.
  • Published by ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing (28 May 2021).
  • Language: ‎ English.

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About This BookTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah HarariIt's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught,...

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