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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari

HistoryTechnologyPhilosophy
Publish date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
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Yuval Noah Harari’s Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow examines the potential trajectories of human civilization in the twenty-first century. Harari argues that as humanity manages traditional existential threats like famine and war, it will increasingly pursue biological enhancement, immortality, and happiness through biotechnology and artificial intelligence. The text further analyzes how data-driven systems and algorithms may challenge humanism and shift authority away from individual humans. This work is aimed at general audiences interested in the intersection of history, technology, philosophy, and future societal trends.
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