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Hah, that’s what Sapiens is about? That idea about social/culture vs. biology is almost straight out of Lila, by Robert Pirsig. He sets it up as a progression o
by thrav 7y ago
Hah, that’s what Sapiens is about? That idea about social/culture vs. biology is almost straight out of Lila, by Robert Pirsig. He sets it up as a progression of giant leaps. Inorganic > Biology > Social > Intellectual, with each level being justified in its own priority over the patterns of the ones below it. (The community is more important than the cows — idea of ending slavery / freedom is more important than the social status quo)
Both of his books are incredible.
- dalbasal 7y agoI'll check it out. Not exactly what the book is about, more a foundational assumption in the big narrative. Most of the book is about the subsequent examples driving history.