![]() ![]() Where now? I want to learn about human evolution, but the anthropology genre is beset by problems Guns, Germs and Steel, another giant of the genre, has been criticised, though less scathingly than Harari. As one reads on, however, the attractive features of the book are overwhelmed by carelessness, exaggeration and sensationalism.” Anthropologist Chris Hallpike opined that, “…whenever his facts are broadly correct they are not new, and whenever he tries to strike out on his own he often gets things wrong, sometimes seriously”, while philosopher Galen Strawson remarked, “Much of Sapiens is extremely interesting, and it is often well expressed. Whilst the public and media reaction has been laudatory, anyone with any expertise in the areas Harari covers finds a plethora of problems. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari proved itself a publishing phenomenon, topping the bestseller charts and, according to his website, selling 12 million copies by 2018. ![]()
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