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Where Are We Heading?
- The Evolution of Humans and Things
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on "entanglement," the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and things.
Not only do humans become dependent on things, Hodder asserts, but things become dependent on humans, requiring an endless succession of new innovations. It is this mutual dependency that creates the dominant trend in both cultural and genetic evolution. He selects a small number of cases, ranging in significance from the invention of the wheel down to Christmas tree lights, to show how entanglement has created webs of human-thing dependency that encircle the world and limit our responses to global crises.
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- Peter
- 17-05-22
interesting concept
The author of this book introduces an new way of looking at the world which can be very useful. This makes the book definitely worth reading. The final conclusion/solution the author comes to does seem very realistic to me however. This is not a bad thing in it self because it gives you food for thought.
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- Clare
- 08-02-24
Seems obvious
This is an overly-academic and repetitive discussion on how humankind has become completely entangled in the interdependency between people and 'things' (objects, ideas etc) and the consequences of this entanglement (environmental degradation, inequality etc). It never really begins to answer the 'where are we going' question except to stay we should stop making more and more stuff, and all be more equal. Can't recommend.
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- Richard Tol
- 28-04-22
trivial
This is social science at its worst. You take a simple idea, cover it in long words and pseudo-formalism, add some anecdotes and in the end, after a reappearance of the noble savage, you have learned nothing.
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