Steering Human Evolution: Eighteen Theses on Homo Sapiens Metamorphosis

Humanity must steer its evolution by regulating emerging science and technology, developing a 'humanity-craft', redesigning ideologies and institutions, limiting national sovereignty, establishing a global regime, reevaluating norms, and creating a novel type of political leader. Initial steps, such as United Nation reforms, are urgent to contain calamities and may soon become feasible. This book offers a novel paradigm on steering human evolution and is of interest to scholars and researchers in various fields.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Humanity must take the reins of its evolution. As human knowledge continues to advance beyond the theories of Darwin, this book explores the emergence of human-made meta-evolution, shaping our alternative futures. This novel process presents formidable challenges to humanity, necessitating the regulation of emerging science and technology that could jeopardize the future of our species. However, achieving this successfully requires the development of a new "humanity-craft"; a reimagining of key ideologies and institutions; a limitation of national sovereignty; the establishment of a decisive global regime; a reevaluation of widely accepted norms; and the emergence of a novel type of political leader, guided by merit and public support, rather than solely relying on popularity.

Considering the resilience of nationalism and vested interests, it is possible that only catastrophic events will prompt humanity to undergo a transformative shift into a new epoch with minimal transitional costs. Nevertheless, initial steps, such as reforms within the United Nations, are urgently needed to mitigate calamities and may soon become feasible.

This book, spanning multiple disciplines and drawing from the author's personal experiences, offers a groundbreaking paradigm for steering human evolution. It will captivate scholars and researchers in modern history, evolution sciences, future studies, political science, philosophy of action, and science and technology. Additionally, its broad appeal to the general reader, concerned about the future of life on Earth, will make it a valuable resource for understanding our collective destiny.

The significance of this book is further enhanced by its commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a timely and relevant perspective on the challenges and opportunities we face in the 21st century.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367505936