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Yuval Noah Harari

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Israeli historian and philosopher, born in 1976; author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus; lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-founder of Sapienship in 2019.

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4 dated positions, c. 2011–2015 to c. 2018–2019, in their own words. Our reading of what Yuval Noah Harari has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingThe liberal story and free-market capitalism encourage people to have grand expectations

    Their wordsThe liberal story and the logic of free-market capitalism encourage people to have grand expectations.

    ↗21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Vintage, 2019 edition; first published by Jonathan Cape, 2018)books.google.com All 26 from this book

  3. Our readingModern alienation comes less from global capitalism than from people becoming disembodied

    Their wordsThe chief problem is that over the last hundred years, people have been becoming disembodied, have been distancing themselves from their body.

    ↗Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide | Yuval Noah Harari (TED Dialogues)youtube.com 11th of 12 in this recording

  5. Our readingThe history of capitalism cannot be understood without science

    Their wordsConversely, the history of capitalism is unintelligible without taking science into account.

    ↗Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Vintage, 2015 edition; first published in Hebrew 2011; translated by the author with John Purcell and Haim Watzman)books.google.com All 35 from this book

  7. Our readingCapitalism cannot ensure that profits are gained or distributed fairly

    Their wordsIt cannot ensure that profits are gained in a fair way, or distributed in a fair manner. On the contrary, the craving to increase profits and production blinds people to anything that might stand in the way.

    ↗Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Vintage, 2015 edition; first published in Hebrew 2011; translated by the author with John Purcell and Haim Watzman)books.google.com All 35 from this book