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Big History and the Future of Humanity

By Fred Spier

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
1444334212, 9781444334210
LCC
CB19 .S679 2010
Open Library ID
OL23919186M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2491367 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
290\290
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Исторические дисциплины;Философия истории

Description

Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical approach that makes “big history” – the placing of the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity.Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe Features an original theory of “big history” which explains all of history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary research agenda Offers new insights into the future of humanity by better understanding the pastPresents a new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account the greatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomic particles

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