What Does It Mean to Be Human? : A New Interpretation of Freedom in World History

by Wood, Alan T.

• ISBN13: 9780820451008
• ISBN10: 0820451002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	1	(14)
The Biological Realm	15	(12)
Genesis	15	(2)
Evolution of life to the hominoids	17	(3)
From hominoid to hominid to us	20	(3)
Conclusion	23	(4)
The Economic Realm	27	(20)
What is the economic problem?	27	(5)
Hunting and gathering	32	(2)
Domestication of animals	34	(2)
Domestication of plants	36	(1)
The Industrial Revolution	37	(3)
Conclusion	40	(7)
The Social Realm	47	(20)
The development of language	49	(5)
Origins of complex society	54	(5)
The rise of cities	59	(2)
Conclusion	61	(6)
The Political Realm	67	(18)
The origin of the state	70	(4)
The origin of empire	74	(3)
The rise of the nation-state	77	(3)
Conclusion	80	(5)
The Scientific/Technological Realm	85	(20)
The impact of technology on human civilization	88	(5)
The impact of technology on the environment	93	(5)
The impact of modern science and technology on human freedom	98	(2)
Conclusion	100	(5)
The Artistic Realm	105	(14)
Painting	107	(3)
Architecture	110	(2)
Music	112	(3)
Dance	115	(1)
Conclusion	116	(3)
The Global Millennium	119	(18)
The challenge of nationalism to human rights	121	(5)
The need for a global view of history	126	(3)
How can we become more human?	129	(8)
Index	137