How We Became Human
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How We Became Human
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Narrated by:
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Dr. Tim Dean
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By:
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Dr. Tim Dean
About this listen
Over thousands of years, humans have developed mechanisms to help us live together in ever-larger social groups. We developed a set of 'moral emotions' such as empathy, guilt and outrage, as well as a tendency to favour people in our in-groups and a propensity to punish perceived wrongdoers. Our culture also evolved, giving us powerful tools like religion and politics that could expand community sizes and maintain moral order.
While these mechanisms served our ancestors well, though, our evolved sense of right and wrong is out of step with the modern world. Social media can turn outrage into an addiction, gender equality is still hampered by caveman thinking, and implicit bias turns to explicit oppression. How do we separate what's natural from what's right? How can we reshape our thinking to thrive in the modern world?
Here one of Australia's brightest philosophers charts the evolution of morality from the first humans to today, and shows us how we can turn towards a better future.
©2021 Tim Dean (P)2021 Macmillan Australia AudioCritic Reviews
"In the battle of our genes, our minds, our souls, which wins? Hate and love, good and evil, right and wrong. Let Tim Dean unlock the mystery of being human. There are some thinkers just made for our times: Dean is one of them." (Stan Grant)
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- Anonymous User
- 26-08-2021
Very comprehensive and enjoyable
Truly enjoyed the simplicity of narration through out such complex topics.
Tim is an excellent speaker and it is easy to be engaged with his clear and cheerful tone.
This book can be enjoyed by anyone, from the simplest comprehension of basics of philosophy, which we all have as humans, it’s easy and very thoughtful writing for the common person (like myself that have not studied the subject prior).
Highly recommend
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- Boyd Attewell
- 23-11-2021
Sense, grace, timely
Clear and reasonable, but with some challenging notions, even for progressives like me. Nice work!
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- Carmen Montejo
- 31-08-2021
Enlightening and Fun
Extremely didactic and entertaining, while friendly to follow argumentation. Loved it, went through it in a heart beat!
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- Michael Searles
- 01-04-2022
Very insightful and entertaining read
An excellent description of how human nature evolved and why this often misleads many of us to believe there is one true morality. Tim offers practical solutions that could help us all learn to live peacefully in ever more diverse communities. I hope the world pays attention to the insights contained in this thoughtful and entertaining book.
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