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Where Are We Heading? - The Evolution of Humans and Things (Hardcover)
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Where Are We Heading? - The Evolution of Humans and Things (Hardcover)
Series: Foundational Questions in Science
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A theory of human evolution and history based on ever-increasing
mutual dependency between humans and things In this engaging
exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two
prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea
of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one
of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he
proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on
"entanglement," the ever-increasing mutual dependency between
humans and things. Not only do humans become dependent on things,
Hodder asserts, but things become dependent on humans, requiring an
endless succession of new innovations. It is this mutual dependency
that creates the dominant trend in both cultural and genetic
evolution. He selects a small number of cases, ranging in
significance from the invention of the wheel down to Christmas tree
lights, to show how entanglement has created webs of human-thing
dependency that encircle the world and limit our responses to
global crises.
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