Reviewing and Criticizing the Translation of the Book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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VAHDATI NASAB HAMED

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Journal: JOURNAL OF CRITICAL LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES Year:2019 | Volume:19 | Issue:4 (68) Page(s): 139-153

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Reviewing and Criticizing the Translation of the Book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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SapiensQ1

Cognitive RevolutionQ1

Agricultural RevolutionQ1

Intelligent ManQ1

Macro HistoryQ1

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The book of the Sapiens: a Brief History of Humankind is one of the studies categorized under the title of Macro History in the world. The book is written by Yuval Noah Harari, one of the graduates of Jared Diamond's thinking school. Throughout the four major chapters of the book, with the titles Cognitive Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, Human Unity, and Scientific Revolution, the author has attempted to narrate the ups and downs of the story of human evolution since about 100, 000 years ago to the modern age. Although the author, translator and editors all have a charming, engaging content, some content flaws have led to some criticism of the author's scholarly approach. Perhaps the most important criticism of the book is the over-simplification and little obsession with presenting models and dates. The author does not explain in any part of the book why he placed the origin of the Cognitive Revolution 70000 ago and not 50000 as the researchers’ literature. He also leaves the reader somewhat confused about the main character of the book (sapien). Whether the author's intention is homo Sapiens or homo Sapiens Sapiens will never be determined.

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VAHDATI NASAB, HAMED. (2019). Reviewing and Criticizing the Translation of the Book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES, 19(4 (68) ), 139-153. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/235267/en

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VAHDATI NASAB HAMED. Reviewing and Criticizing the Translation of the Book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES[Internet]. 2019;19(4 (68) ):139-153. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/235267/en

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HAMED VAHDATI NASAB, “Reviewing and Criticizing the Translation of the Book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” JOURNAL OF CRITICAL LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES, vol. 19, no. 4 (68) , pp. 139–153, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/235267/en

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