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De geschiedenis van de vooruitgang

De geschiedenis van de vooruitgang

HistoryPhilosophy
Pages
413
Published
2013
Language
Dutch

Synopsis

Humanity has achieved unprecedented wealth, health, and safety, yet a pervasive sense of unease lingers. Historian Rutger Bregman embarks on a sweeping journey from the Big Bang to the present, exploring the origins of this discontent and why progress has seemingly failed to deliver on its promises. This compelling narrative intertwines physics, archaeology, biology, psychology, and philosophy to examine the human story and seek a new understanding of progress for the twenty-first century.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Genres

History Philosophy Sociology

About the author

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Rutger Bregman

Rutger Bregman (born 1988) is a Dutch historian, bestselling author, and co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition. He gained international fame for his books Utopia for Realists, Humankind, and Moral Ambition, which advocate for universal basic income, innate human goodness, and redirecting talent toward solving the world's biggest problems. Born in Renesse, Netherlands, Bregman studied history at Utrecht University and UCLA. He transitioned into journalism, initially writing for De Volkskra...