内容简介

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues.

How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children?

Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.

In twenty-one accessible chapters that are both provocative and profound, Harari builds on the ideas explored in his previous books, untangling political, technological, social, and existential issues and offering advice on how to prepare for a very different future from the world we now live in: How can we retain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching us? What will the future workforce look like, and how should we ready ourselves for it? How should we deal with the threat of terrorism? Why is liberal democracy in crisis?

Harari's unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Here he invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty. When we are deluged with irrelevant information, clarity is power. Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading.

作者简介

Professor Harari was born in Haifa, Israel, to Lebanese parents in 1976. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in 2002, and is now a lecturer at the Department of History, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He specialized in World History, medieval history and military history. His current research focuses on macro-historical questions: What is the relation betwe...

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精彩摘录

譬如,上司会希望我回复电子邮件愈快愈好,但他对于我品尝和欣赏眼前食物的能力,毫无兴趣.结果就是连我吃饭的时候都在收电子邮件,也就慢慢失去了重视自己感官感受的能力.我们现在也在培育一种驯化的人类,产生的资料量惊人,而且能够象是巨大资料处理器中的高效晶片一样运作,然而这些「资料牛」绝对称不上是发挥了人类的最大潜能.事实上,因为我们还不太了解人类的心灵,根本无从得知人类最大潜能是什么样.然而,我们却几乎没有投入够多心力,来探索人类的心灵,只一心想要着提升网路连结的速度,提升大数据演算法的效率.再不注意,最后的局面就会使退化的人类滥用着持续升级的电脑,伤害自己,也伤害世界.

——引自第91页

人类一旦与身体、感官和真实环境越来越疏离，很可能就会感觉到孤单、迷失方向。……然而一旦与身体失去联系，日子就肯定无法过的开心。只要你在自己的身体里感觉不自在，在这个世界上就不可能自在。

——引自第83页