Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels - (University Center for Human Values) by Ian Morris

Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels is a groundbreaking book that offers a new perspective on the evolution of human values.

Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris explains why most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, while most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought the opposite.

He argues that fundamental long-term changes in values are driven by the most basic force of all: energy. Morris explores how humans have found three main ways to get the energy they need - from foraging, farming, and fossil fuels - and how each energy source sets strict limits on what kinds of societies can succeed, and each kind of society rewards specific values.

However, if our fossil-fuel world favors democratic, open societies, the ongoing revolution in energy capture means that our most cherished values are very likely to turn out not to be useful any more. This book offers a compelling new argument about the evolution of human values and has far-reaching implications for how we understand the past - and for what might happen next.

With its engaging writing style, Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels is an excellent read for anyone interested in history, archaeology, anthropology, or simply understanding how human values have evolved over time.

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