Notes on Humanity
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Summary
In the past, we have looked back on the past and touched history and interpreted humanity along the lines of cultural memory, the rise and fall of empires, and the course of civilization. This book is different. Taking human survival and the survival resources it requires as its central axis, and focusing on the evolution of intelligence, the forms in which survival resources exist and their evolution, the patterned movements of humanity around survival resources, relations of interest, interest groups and their evolution, and drawing on the vast existing records of human history, it tastes and chronicles—through a distinctive lens now vast and boundless, now finely detailed—the whole course of humanity's arduous journey from remotest antiquity to the founding of the United Nations: its gatherings and partings, loves and hatreds, successes and failures, rises and falls, and transformations.
It discovers with wonder the mysterious role played in human survival by instinct, nature, and reason. It then offers a careful reading of the great events that have occurred in human history: humanity's goals, the direction of history, the formation of power, the emergence of gods, the birth of religion, the great migrations, the evolution of culture, the rise and fall of empires, the awakening of civilization, the decay of instinct, the rampancy of nature, and the growth of reason—taking us along to experience the interconnectedness of humanity's shared destiny, and presenting a humanistic discourse that brims with historical feeling and is grounded in fairness.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a deep interest in grand historical narratives and the question of humanity's fate
- Those who appreciate substantial, reflective literary language and an epic style
- Thinkers who wish to move beyond a single-civilization perspective and understand the clash and fusion of civilizations
- People seeking deep reading and spiritual grounding in a fast-paced age
Not a good fit for
- Readers of popular fiction seeking light entertainment and fast-moving plots
- Readers expecting a traditional chronological history or a biography of a single figure
Reading tips
- Enter the reading with a calm mind; each chapter may be treated as an independent fragment of thought, with no need to rush.
- It is helpful to refer to world history knowledge for comparison as you read, which can enrich the experience.
- This book is suited to deep reading in relatively uninterrupted stretches of time, with room for notes or repeated reflection.
About the publisher
Writers Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused mainly on literary publishing. Its output covers classical literature, foreign literature, folk literature and Eastern philosophy, with some extension into popular reading such as social fiction and parenting books. Its catalogue contains more than 900 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber and its edited editions, Shakespeare's Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and foreign literary classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and Lost Illusions. In terms of authors, it includes classical writers such as Cao Xueqin and Gao E, foreign masters such as William Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Balzac, and translations by translators such as Zhu Shenghao, Geng Jizhi and Fu Lei. Overall, its publishing profile balances Chinese and foreign literary classics, emphasizes quality translations, and serves both academic and general readers; publicly available information on its specific publishing plans is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 作者简介
- 自序 有必要讲述的一则故事
- 第一章 遥望太古
- 寻找地球的母亲
- 从神的孩子到虫子的后代
- 用石块叩开的生活之门
- 童年的故事也很智慧
- 第二章 后古代记忆
- 孤独谷里的成长足迹
- 石木时代的奇迹
- 握手，或者是出拳
- 城市、权力、神及其他
- 权力长大了
- 与神更亲近了
- 记忆可以储存了
- 经验开始被传授了
- 公共约束出现了
- 心灵找到了存在的形式
- 第三章 路的方向
- 引力场是如何形成的
- 来者，都不是客人
- 权力的梦想与追求
- 有一种现象，叫调适
- 第四章 开化时代
- 一个地球与它的两颗心脏（一）
- 一个地球与它的两颗心脏（二）
- 心灵，来自自己的光和热
- 岁月深处的思索（一）
- 岁月深处的思索（二）
- 第五章 车轮滚滚
- 车轮是这样转动起来的
- 未被读懂的古老提示
- 西部生存圈的激情与烦恼
- 东方生存圈的风云变幻
- 南亚的尴尬与无奈
- 第六章 遍地洪水
- 来自亚平宁的统治者
- 匈奴人的最后奔突
- 又一股叫日耳曼的洪流
- 一条小溪流入大海的故事
- 第七章 心灵帝国
- 上帝在世俗的风尘里
- 先知服从者的铿锵脚步
- 佛说是这样发光起来的
- 第八章 各显身手
- 中亚草原的广阔与狭小
- 海洋游牧人在陆地上的行踪
- 千年前的世界是这样的
- 一个叫蒙古的追梦人群
- 突厥人对自己的妥善安置
- 第九章 理性之吻
- 调整神灵存在的形式
- 终于发现自己其实很可爱
- 从领受启发到自觉探寻
- 一枚灵石的处世哲学
- 第十章 本性欢舞
- 本性，终于被大海放任了
- 斗牛士们也乘船出发了
- 人类是被什么带坏的
- 不是只有疾病才是传染的
- 第十一章 手，抑或翅膀
- 智慧的转世与投生
- 第十二章 恶之花
- 后坐力的来龙与去脉
- 当引力变成动力
- 每一次都是新的觉醒
- 第十三章 步步惊涛
- 无处安身的大一统幽灵
- 不合理是个很重的慢性病
- 停！他们终于大喝一声
- 第十四章 未来足迹
- 后记
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About the author
Public information about Te Gunbuzhabu is limited, and details such as nationality and dates of birth and death cannot yet be confirmed. According to the library's records, only one work appears under this author's name, Human Notes, classified under social culture, which suggests that the author's writing is broadly oriented toward observing and recording social and cultural phenomena. The title Human Notes indicates that the author may attempt, in a note-taking style, to offer personal reflections on human society, culture, or everyday experience; writing of this kind usually values perspective and readability rather than systematic theoretical construction. Because verifiable material is very limited, the author's life experience, educational background, and overall body of work cannot be described in detail at present; only a brief outline based on the available work information is possible, and the author's writing style and intellectual trajectory await further disclosure.
