The global ape : between extinction and transcendence / Dan Corjescu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corjescu, Dan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human beings.

Philosophical anthropology.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

252 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : ibidem-Verlag, [2022].

Summary:

"What is Man? What is his nature? Where is he going? These are but some of the questions this book is trying to find answers to. They are questions that will take us on a fascinating intellectual journey encompassing politics, history, sociology, philosophy, religion, and science. Along the way you will encounter many great thinkers such as Aristotle and Nietzsche (to name but two) as well as be confronted by some of humanity's most sublime achievements and horrific failures. After reading this book, you will have a better understanding of humankind's potential for good and evil and our chances for survival and transcendence in the not too distant future."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction: The Global Ape Between Extinction and Transcendence

The Fiery People : War-Nests ; Great Chefs ; Highly Emotional People ; Mind Readers ; Socialites ; Cuddly Punishers ; The Cultural Animal ; Masters of Complexity

Human Behavior, War, and The State

Global Elements of Genocide: The Scholars Speak

Enlightenment, Modernity, and Genocide Reconsidered

War's Dialectic?

All of Caesar's Men

The Evolution of Leadership and Social Dominance

The Babbling Ape

The Religious Ape: Homo Religiosus

The Shifting Sands of Science and Technology

Moral and Unfree or On the Moral Graciousness of Fatalism

The Global Ape: Between Transcendence and Extinction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3838216121

9783838216126

OCLC:

1288194236