Description: Further DetailsTitle: Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil FuelsCondition: NewEAN: 9780691160399ISBN: 9780691160399Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/22/2015Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 539gAuthor: Ian MorrisContributor: Stephen Macedo (Edited by), Margaret Atwood (Commentaries by), Christine M. Korsgaard (Commentaries by), Richard Seaford (Commentaries by), Jonathan D. Spence (Commentaries by), Stephen Macedo (Introduction by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: How Human Values EvolveISBN-10: 0691160392Description: 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 explains why. Fundamental long-term changes in values, Morris argues, are driven by the most basic force of all: energy. Humans have found three main ways to get the energy they need--from foraging, farming, and fossil fuels. Each energy source sets strict limits on what kinds of societies can succeed, and each kind of society rewards specific values. But if our fossil-fuel world favors democratic, open societies, the ongoing revolution in energy capture means that our most cherished values are very likely to turn out not to be useful any more. Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels offers a compelling new argument about the evolution of human values, one that has far-reaching implications for how we understand the past--and for what might happen next.Originating as the Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University, the book includes challenging responses by classicist Richard Seaford, historian of China Jonathan Spence, philosopher Christine Korsgaard, and novelist Margaret Atwood.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Society & CultureBook Series: University Center for Human Values SeriesTopic: Social Sciences, History, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
Title: Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
EAN: 9780691160399
ISBN: 9780691160399
Release Date: 03/22/2015
Release Year: 2015
Contributor: Stephen Macedo (Introduction by)
Subtitle: How Human Values Evolve
ISBN-10: 0691160392
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: University Center for Human Values Series
Book Title: Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels : How Human Values Evolve
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.4 in
Topic: Archaeology, Civilization, Hunting, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Sociology / General, Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), World, Power Resources / General
Publication Year: 2015
Features: Revised
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy, Technology & Engineering, Sports & Recreation, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 19 Oz
Author: Ian Morris
Item Length: 8.6 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Book Series: The University Center for Human Values Ser.
Format: Hardcover
