Review
"I have long been a fan of David Christian. In Origin Story, he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative."
―Bill Gates
"In Origin Story, David Christian has found a spectacular way to use history to put order in the entire set of our knowledge about the world. This is a wonderful achievement."
―Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time
"A remarkable book that puts us self-important humans in our proper place in the cosmos, yet also explains why the story of human culture and knowledge -- what Christian calls collective learning -- matters for understanding our present world and shaping its future."―Merry Wiesner-Hanks, President of the World History Association
"David Christian is not one for half measures. Origin Story is a majestic distillation of our current understanding of the birth and development of the universe, of the solar system, of the oceans, of mountains and minerals, of all life on earth and of the driving dynamics of human culture and achievement. All of this in just over 300 pages of captivating prose that weaves together innumerable insights from dozens of disciplines in the sciences, arts and humanities. With fascinating ideas on every page and the page turning energy of a good thriller, this is a landmark work that comes at a time when it has never been more important for humanity as a whole to have a clearer, more informed understanding of our place on earth and of the earth's place in the cosmos."―Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element
David Christian is a Distinguished Professor of History at Macquarie University and director of Macquarie University's Big History Institute. He cofounded the Big History Project with Bill Gates, his Coursera MOOCs are popular around the world, and he is cocreator of the Macquarie University Big History School. He has delivered keynotes at conferences around the world, including the Davos World Economic Forum, and his TED Talk has been viewed more than seven million times. He is the author of numerous books and articles.
一、自然之宏大、人类之尘埃(我们仅仅存在了不到100分钟) “大历史”这个词对我来说并不陌生,从最初黄仁宇的《万历十五年》中我就感到“大历史观”带来的力量。这种理念超脱了5000年来中华历史长河的繁琐细节,让人“知兴替”“明是非”“懂真理”。 本书作者提出的博物大历史...
评分 评分 评分 评分“大历史”一词,最初源自美国历史学者大卫·克里斯蒂安开设的一门课程:以枝干分明的框架勾勒出宇宙大爆炸至今的历史,以跨学科的视野讲述这一宏大主题。自此,“大历史”的概念深受学者和知名人士的推荐,相关著作亦不乏来者。大卫·克里斯蒂安本人就针对不同的读者群出版了...
本来也不可能在一本书里讲完从宇宙诞生到人类文明发展至今的全部内容还包括细节吧,主要读个框架体系和思维模式。Imagine what the world will be if only history classes in high school were taught this way...
评分本来也不可能在一本书里讲完从宇宙诞生到人类文明发展至今的全部内容还包括细节吧,主要读个框架体系和思维模式。Imagine what the world will be if only history classes in high school were taught this way...
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评分因为比尔盖茨推荐,2019年读书计划第一步。有些失望,像是高中科普读物。没有什么太大意思,迅速翻翻看看哪些感兴趣的章节读读就好
评分整本书算是对目前对宇宙和人类历史知识的一个较好的汇总,但是新知识的含量不足。
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