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Humankind: A Hopeful History

by Rutger Bregman
Humankind: A Hopeful History
Humankind: A Hopeful History

Challenging the narrative: Human nature is good.

If you've ever felt weighed down by the constant barrage of negative news, "Humankind" could provide a much-needed breath of fresh air. Rutger Bregman deftly reinterprets history and influential studies, championing the idea that kindness and altruism aren't just niceties, but inherent traits within us all. This book could shift your perspective, inspiring optimism and a belief in humanity's capacity for goodness. It's not just a history lesson; it's a catalyst for personal and societal transformation.

  • Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek (2020)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Humankind: A Hopeful History

by Rutger Bregman
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ISBN: 9781408898956
Authors: Rutger Bregman
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY
Date of Publication: 2021-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Politics, Sociology, History, Philosophy
Related Topics: Psychology, Sociology, Society, History, Politics, History, Politics, Anthropology, History
Goodreads rating: 4.32
(rated by 78173 readers)

Description

It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest. Humankind makes a new argument that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too. In this major book, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think – and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society. It is time for a new view of human nature.
 

Challenging the narrative: Human nature is good.

If you've ever felt weighed down by the constant barrage of negative news, "Humankind" could provide a much-needed breath of fresh air. Rutger Bregman deftly reinterprets history and influential studies, championing the idea that kindness and altruism aren't just niceties, but inherent traits within us all. This book could shift your perspective, inspiring optimism and a belief in humanity's capacity for goodness. It's not just a history lesson; it's a catalyst for personal and societal transformation.

  • Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek (2020)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.