The Outlook for Homo Sapiens. An Unemotional Statement of the Things that are Happening to him Now, and of the Immediate Possibilities Confronting Him
Svijet u XIX. i XX. st.
085287
London
1946
12,5×19
tvrdi
287
engleski
8,00 EUR
6,40 EUR
Štedite: 1,60 EUR (20%)
An amalgamation and modernization of two books—“The Fate of Homo Sapiens” and “The New World Order”, published severally in 1939 and 1940. This is the classic 1942 book by science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells, The Outlook for Homo Sapiens, which offered a stark, unemotional look at humanity's immediate challenges and future possibilities amidst global turmoil, combining earlier works on civilization's fate and a new world order. More broadly, the outlook for humanity today involves complex, ongoing debates about our future, facing existential risks (climate, nuclear, AI) alongside incredible potential for progress in science, medicine, and global connection, requiring choices about societal evolution and responsible innovation. Wells focused on the critical juncture humanity faced, emphasizing self-destruction or advancement. He explored how global systems needed to change to survive. A call to view humanity's situation objectively, not sentimentally. In essence, whether looking back at Wells' warning or forward to today's dilemmas, the "outlook" for Homo sapiens remains a question of conscious choice: will we succumb to our challenges or rise to meet them with foresight and unity?
