Stephen Cave is a senior research fellow at the University of Cambridge and a director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. Michael Shermer is the publisher of Skeptic magazine, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and author of "Why People Believe Weird Things" and "The Moral Arc".
Immortality. The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
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- Nombre de pages320
- FormatGrand Format
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids0.424 kg
- Dimensions15,1 cm × 22,8 cm × 2,5 cm
- ISBN978-1-5107-1615-5
- EAN9781510716155
- Date de parution02/05/2017
- ÉditeurSkyhorse Publishing
- PréfacierMichael Shermer
Résumé
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave's "Immortality" investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a powerful argument, which is that it's our very preoccupation with defying mortality that drives civilization. Ranging across continents and cultures, Cave shows that there are just four ways in which humans have tried to live forever.
He reveals how these four ancient paths have shaped our culture, and how science is now showing which could really lead to infinity. "Immortality" is a deeply satisfying book, as optimistic about the human condition as it is insightful about the true arc of history.
He reveals how these four ancient paths have shaped our culture, and how science is now showing which could really lead to infinity. "Immortality" is a deeply satisfying book, as optimistic about the human condition as it is insightful about the true arc of history.
L'éditeur en parle
Has the desire to cheat death been the driving force of human achievement ?