![]() ![]() Unfortunately, the author seems DESPERATE to believe humans are fundamentally nice. It’s a shame, as I had hoped it would be a useful addition to the discussion about human progress. It is time for a new view of human nature. ![]() 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. 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. ![]() By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. 'If you only read one book this year, make it this one' CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'This book must be read by as many people as possible - only when people change their view of human nature will they begin to believe in the possibility of building a better world' GRACE BLAKELEY 'It'd be no surprise if it proved to be the Sapiens of 2020' GUARDIAN It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. Ga naar onze Privacyverklaring voor meer informatie over hoe en voor welke doeleinden Amazon persoonlijke gegevens gebruikt (zoals de bestelgeschiedenis bij Amazon-winkels). Je kunt je keuzes op elk moment wijzigen door naar Cookievoorkeuren te gaan, zoals beschreven in de Cookieverklaring. Klik op „Doorgaan zonder te accepteren” om te weigeren, of op „Cookies aanpassen” om meer gedetailleerde advertentiekeuzes te maken, of om meer te weten te komen. De 103 externe partijen die cookies op deze service gebruiken, doen dit om gepersonaliseerde advertenties weer te geven en te meten, kijkersinzichten te genereren en producten te ontwikkelen en te verbeteren. Cookies slaan standaard apparaatinformatie op of hebben toegang tot deze informatie, zoals een unieke identificatiecode. Je keuze is van toepassing op het gebruik van advertentie-cookies van eigen en externe partijen op deze service. We gebruiken deze cookies ook om te begrijpen hoe klanten onze diensten gebruiken (bijvoorbeeld door websitebezoeken te meten), zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen.Īls je ermee akkoord gaat, gebruiken we ook cookies om je winkelbeleving in de Amazon-winkels te verbeteren, zoals beschreven in onze Cookieverklaring. Wij gebruiken cookies en soortgelijke hulpmiddelen die nodig zijn om je aankopen te laten doen, om je het winkelen aangenamer te maken en om je onze diensten aan te bieden, zoals beschreven in onze Cookieverklaring. ![]()
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