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Title:
21 lessons for the 21st century
Author:
Harari, Yuval N., author.
ISBN:
9781787330672

9781787330870
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Physical Description:
xv, 352 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
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 -- 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 -- 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Your Shadow -- Truth -- Ignorance -- You Know Less than You Think -- Justice -- Our Sense of Justice Might Be Out of Date -- Post-Truth -- Some Fake News Lasts Forever -- Science Fiction -- The Future Is Not What You See in the Movies -- Resilience -- Education -- Change Is the Only Constant -- Meaning -- Life Is Not a Story -- Meditation -- Just Observe.
Abstract:
Shares insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news, and the modern relevance of nations and religion.
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