The Future of Human Evolution and Technocratic Ideology. Review of Growth by Vaclav Smil

In my book review of Vaclav Smil’s recently published book Growth, I focus on perspectives of technocratic ideology with respect to human evolution. Can we measure future evolution of homo sapiens quantitatively or in some other way? I study Smil’s approach to the problem and show its key strengths...

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Published in:The beacon: journal for studying ideologies and mental dimensions (Online) 2022-01, Vol.4 (2), p.20570007
Main Author: Sharova, Natalia P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In my book review of Vaclav Smil’s recently published book Growth, I focus on perspectives of technocratic ideology with respect to human evolution. Can we measure future evolution of homo sapiens quantitatively or in some other way? I study Smil’s approach to the problem and show its key strengths and deficiencies.
ISSN:2713-1882
2713-1890
DOI:10.55269/thebeacon.4.020570007