Closing Human Evolution: Life in the Ultimate Age: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology
Autor Ladislav Kováčen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 aug 2015
In essence, the Earth is but one of many “white holes” in the universe, where life functions as a specific arrangement for the rapid dissipation of energy gradients by generating self-organized structures. Evolution of life in the universe is a creative process of increasing complexity as a Bayesian ratchet of knowledge accumulation, advancing in an evolutionary maze characterized by myriad blind alleys. On Earth, the human species has progressed more than any other by creating artefacts that have become both agents and products of in our cumulative cultural evolution. Culture has dramatically enhanced the rate of dissipation of energy gradients. Extrapolating from the acceleration of cultural evolution suggests that humanity will reach the Civilization Singularity in the middle of the 21st century, a point in time at which the rate of changes, and hence their unpredictability and uncontrollability, will converge to infinity. Humankind has now entered the ultimate age, in which the exuberance and splendour of human feats may be metaphorically likened to fireworks.
The author highlights a new role of scientists as intellectuals who can create “music for the fireworks” by analysing the consequences of the astounding dynamics in order to make the closing phase of human evolution a sublime one marked by minimal political and social tensions.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783319206592
ISBN-10: 3319206591
Pagini: 125
Ilustrații: X, 125 p. 13 illus., 9 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2015
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3319206591
Pagini: 125
Ilustrații: X, 125 p. 13 illus., 9 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2015
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
Prelude.- First movement. Life as a cosmic imperative.- Second movement. Evolutionary uniqueness of humans.- Third movement.- The ultimate optimism: Finitics.- Finale.
Caracteristici
Gives a general overview on the status quo of the evolution of humankind Contemplates human evolution from the origin of life to species extinction Comparative study of the influence of culture, economy and technology on the development of humankind Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras