Description
What makes humans fundamentally different from our closest evolutionary relatives, and what does that difference mean for our future? In this compelling exploration, Diamond examines the remarkable traits that emerged in our species over the last 100,000 years—language, art, religion, and technology—and traces how these same capacities for innovation and violence have brought us to a critical crossroads. From the invention of bicycles to the development of nuclear weapons, human achievement has unfolded at breathtaking speed, yet our evolutionary instincts may not be equipped for the challenges we've created. With accessible prose and thought-provoking insights, Diamond asks whether our destructive tendencies are an inescapable part of human nature or whether we possess the wisdom to chart a different course. This young readers' edition offers an urgent and hopeful examination of who we are and who we might become.
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Published Jan 1, 1991
ISBN: 9780091742683
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First Published
1992
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond.