Foragers, farmers, and fossil fuels : how human values evolve

Morris, Ian, 1960-

Book 2015

"Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris, author of the best-selling Why the West Rules--for Now, explains why. The result is a compelling new argument about the evolution of human value...

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Civilization Forecasting

Civilization History

Fossil fuels Social aspects History

Hunting and gathering societies History

Power resources Social aspects History

Social change History

Social evolution History

Social values History

Part of a Series:

The University Center for Human Values series University Center for Human Values series

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ISBN:

9780691160399

Description:

xxii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-339) and index

Contents:

Each Age Gets the Thought It Needs
Foragers
Farmers
Fossil Fuels
The Evolution of Values : Biology, Culture, and the Shape of Things to Come
On the Ideology of Imagining That "Each Age Gets the Thought It Needs" / Richard Seaford
But What Was It Really Like? : The Limitations of Measuring Historical Values / Jonathan D. Spence
Eternal Values, Evolving Values, and the Value of the Self / Christine M. Korsgaard
When the Lights Go Out : Human Values after the Collapse of Civilization / Margaret Atwood
My Correct Views on Everything / Ian Morris

Control Number:

1618233

Other Authors:

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Korsgaard, Christine M. (Christine Marion)
Macedo, Stephen, 1957-
Morris, Ian, 1960- Why the West rules-- for now
Seaford, Richard
Spence, Jonathan D

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