Big History And The Future Of Humanity Fred Spier by Fred Spier 9781444323498, 9781444334210, 1444323490, 1444334212 instant download after payment.

Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical approach that makes “big history” – the placing of the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity.

• Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe
• Features an original theory of “big history” which explains all of history and opens up an entirely new interdisciplinary research agenda
• Offers new insights into the future of humanity by better understanding the past
• Presents a new approach to complexity studies, which takes into account the greatest galaxy clusters as well as the tiniest sub-atomic particles

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Big History (pages 1–17):
Chapter 2 General Approach (pages 18–40):
Chapter 3 Cosmic Evolution: The Emergence of Simple Forms of Complexity (pages 41–61):
Chapter 4 Our Cosmic Neighborhood: The Emergence of Greater Complexity (pages 62–81):
Chapter 5 Life on Earth: The Widening Range of Complexity (pages 82–110):
Chapter 6 Early Human History: The Emergence of the Greatest Known Complexity (pages 111–137):
Chapter 7 Recent Human History: The Development of the Greatest Known Complexity (pages 138–188):
Chapter 8 Facing the Future (pages 189–205):