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A review by andreashappe
The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
5.0
A short history of humankind.. how can we define being human, what's our history and where can we go from here (while hopefully we can prevent a nuclear holocaust or ecological catastrophe).
This book feels like the predecessor to Home Sapiens or Factfulness. Maybe with a bit of The Better Angels of our Human Nature thrown in. Which is high praise in my opinion. And leaning a lot more towards a linguist's point-of-view.
The book is older (written 30ish years ago), some of the science does not hold up. Still a great read, informative too. Two things were the age shines through: 1, Chomsky as a linguist.. been a while; and 2, "everyone remembers where you were when news of Pearl Habor broke through" which would be 9/11 by now.
The appendix is rattling, esp. when he notes that ecologic holocaust will most likely hit his children (which would be of my age) or grandchildren. Verdict is still out.
This book feels like the predecessor to Home Sapiens or Factfulness. Maybe with a bit of The Better Angels of our Human Nature thrown in. Which is high praise in my opinion. And leaning a lot more towards a linguist's point-of-view.
The book is older (written 30ish years ago), some of the science does not hold up. Still a great read, informative too. Two things were the age shines through: 1, Chomsky as a linguist.. been a while; and 2, "everyone remembers where you were when news of Pearl Habor broke through" which would be 9/11 by now.
The appendix is rattling, esp. when he notes that ecologic holocaust will most likely hit his children (which would be of my age) or grandchildren. Verdict is still out.