Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
The English book cover of Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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| Author | Yuval Noah Harari |
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| Original title | ההיסטוריה של המחר |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | English Hebrew (original) French (September 2017) Chinese German |
| Subject | Civilization Technology and civilization Human beings |
| Publisher | Harvill Secker |
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2015 |
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Published in English
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8 September 2016 |
| Pages | 448 |
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Hebrew: ההיסטוריה של המחר) is a book written by Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari, professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The book was first published in Hebrew in 2015 by Dvir publishing; the English-language version was published in September 2016 in the United Kingdom and in February 2017 in the United States.
As with its predecessor, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Harari recounts the course of history while describing events and the individual human experience, along with ethical issues in relation to his historical survey. However, Homo Deus deals more with the abilities acquired by humans (Homo sapiens) throughout its existence, and its evolution as the dominant species in the world. The book describes mankind's current abilities and achievements and attempts to paint an image of the future. Many philosophical issues are discussed, such as the human experience, individualism, human emotion and consciousness.
The book sets out to examine possibilities of the future of Homo sapiens. The premise outlines that during the 21st Century, humanity is likely to make a significant attempt to gain happiness, immortality and God-like powers. Throughout the book, Harari openly speculates various ways that this ambition might be realised in the future based on the past and present.
"What will happen to society, politics and daily life when non-conscious but highly intelligent algorithms know us better than we know ourselves?"
After its publication, Homo Deus received significant media attention. Articles and reviews about the book were published by The New York Times,The Guardian,The Economist,The New Yorker,NPR,Financial Times and Times Higher Education.
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