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发表于2024-05-20
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"I have long been a fan of David Christian. In Origin Story, he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative."
―Bill Gates
"In Origin Story, David Christian has found a spectacular way to use history to put order in the entire set of our knowledge about the world. This is a wonderful achievement."
―Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time
"A remarkable book that puts us self-important humans in our proper place in the cosmos, yet also explains why the story of human culture and knowledge -- what Christian calls collective learning -- matters for understanding our present world and shaping its future."―Merry Wiesner-Hanks, President of the World History Association
"David Christian is not one for half measures. Origin Story is a majestic distillation of our current understanding of the birth and development of the universe, of the solar system, of the oceans, of mountains and minerals, of all life on earth and of the driving dynamics of human culture and achievement. All of this in just over 300 pages of captivating prose that weaves together innumerable insights from dozens of disciplines in the sciences, arts and humanities. With fascinating ideas on every page and the page turning energy of a good thriller, this is a landmark work that comes at a time when it has never been more important for humanity as a whole to have a clearer, more informed understanding of our place on earth and of the earth's place in the cosmos."―Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element
David Christian is a Distinguished Professor of History at Macquarie University and director of Macquarie University's Big History Institute. He cofounded the Big History Project with Bill Gates, his Coursera MOOCs are popular around the world, and he is cocreator of the Macquarie University Big History School. He has delivered keynotes at conferences around the world, including the Davos World Economic Forum, and his TED Talk has been viewed more than seven million times. He is the author of numerous books and articles.
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評分因為比爾蓋茨推薦,2019年讀書計劃第一步。有些失望,像是高中科普讀物。沒有什麼太大意思,迅速翻翻看看哪些感興趣的章節讀讀就好
評分6-stars book! To read the original version.
評分整本書算是對目前對宇宙和人類曆史知識的一個較好的匯總,但是新知識的含量不足。
評分中規中矩,如果瞭解大曆史的話就沒有耳目一新的感覺,但是大曆史觀我很認可,3.5
一、自然之宏大、人类之尘埃(我们仅仅存在了不到100分钟) “大历史”这个词对我来说并不陌生,从最初黄仁宇的《万历十五年》中我就感到“大历史观”带来的力量。这种理念超脱了5000年来中华历史长河的繁琐细节,让人“知兴替”“明是非”“懂真理”。 本书作者提出的博物大历史...
評分 評分先谈一下对本书的评价,在薄薄的一本300多页的书中浓缩了宇宙至今的历史,说万物大历史有些夸张,因为主体还是讲人类发展史,说是宇宙与人类发展史或许更恰当。首先不得不佩服作者的野心(亦或者说是大历史学者们的决心),欲要书写万物史,先不说结果是否尽如人意,单就这种勇...
評分先谈一下对本书的评价,在薄薄的一本300多页的书中浓缩了宇宙至今的历史,说万物大历史有些夸张,因为主体还是讲人类发展史,说是宇宙与人类发展史或许更恰当。首先不得不佩服作者的野心(亦或者说是大历史学者们的决心),欲要书写万物史,先不说结果是否尽如人意,单就这种勇...
Origin Story pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024