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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Publication year:
2018
Original publication year:
2018
ISBN:
978-1-78733-087-0
Pages:
352
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Table of Contents:
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Part I: The Technological Challenge
1 Disillusionment: The End of History Has Been Postponed
2 Work: When You Grow Up, You Might Not Have a Job
3 Liberty: Big Data Is Watching You
4 Equality: Those Who Own the Data Own the Future
Part II: The Political Challenge
5 Community: Humans Have Bodies
6 Civilization: There Is Just One Civilization in the World
7 Nationalism: Global Problems Need Global Answers
8 Religion: God Now Serves the Nation
9 Immigration: Some Cultures Might Be Better than Others
Part III: Despair And Hope
10 Terrorism: Don't Panic
11 War: Never Underestimate Human Stupidity
12 Humility: You Are Not the Center of the World
13 God: Don't Take the Name of God in Vain
14 Secularism: Acknowledge Your Shadow
Part IV: Truth
15 Ignorance: You Know Less than You Think
16 Justice: Our Sense ofJustice Might Be Out of Date
17 Post-Truth: Some Fake News Lasts Forever
18 Science Fiction: The Future Is Not What You See in the Movies
Part V: Resilience
19 Education: Change Is the Only Constant
20 Meaning: Life Is Not a Story
21 Meditation: Just Observe
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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