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Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve
Ian Morris
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Description for Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve
Hardback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 halftones. 26 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 35. Weight in Grams: 488.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
The University Center for Human Values Series
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691160399
SKU
V9780691160399
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About Ian Morris
Ian Morris is professor of classics and a fellow of the Stanford Archaeology Center at Stanford University.
Reviews for Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve
"Excellent and thought-provoking... More important, by putting forth a bold, clearly formulated hypothesis, Morris has done a great service to the budding field of scientific history."
Peter Turchin, Science "A provocative explanation for the evolution and divergence of ethical values... In the hands of this talented writer and thinker, [this] material becomes an engaging intellectual adventure."
Kirkus "A very good and enjoyable ... Read more
Peter Turchin, Science "A provocative explanation for the evolution and divergence of ethical values... In the hands of this talented writer and thinker, [this] material becomes an engaging intellectual adventure."
Kirkus "A very good and enjoyable ... Read more