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A review by chamaeleontis
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
The first chapter of this book is titled "The Cognitive Revolution," however, it is an incorrect use of that term. The Cognitive Revolution was a psychology movement from the 1960s. The chapter describes the theory of Behavioral Modernity.
This was a sign of things to come. The author barely cites sources. He makes dozens of claims each chapter, and only substantiates a few. This means that many things he says can not be verified at all. But those that I could find more information on were nearly universally misleading or straight up incorrect. I stopped reading towards the end of Chapter 2, when he made statements in support of racist and eugenicist sentiments.
If you want to read a book about anthropology, read one written by an anthropologist that is acclaimed by other anthropologists. Don't read this one.
This was a sign of things to come. The author barely cites sources. He makes dozens of claims each chapter, and only substantiates a few. This means that many things he says can not be verified at all. But those that I could find more information on were nearly universally misleading or straight up incorrect. I stopped reading towards the end of Chapter 2, when he made statements in support of racist and eugenicist sentiments.
If you want to read a book about anthropology, read one written by an anthropologist that is acclaimed by other anthropologists. Don't read this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Colonisation