Clear Bright Future - A Radical Defence of the Human Being

Thrilling, brilliant, radical ... an admirable defence of humans against machines'' Guardianbr>br>A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of Postcapitalismbr>br>How do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty? Are we now just consumers shaped by market forces? A sequence of DNA? A collection of base instincts? Or will we soon be supplanted by algorithms and A.I. anyway?br>br>In Clear Bright Future, Paul Mason calls for a radical, impassioned defence of the human being, our universal rights and freedoms and our power to change the world around us. Ranging from economics to Big Data, from neuroscience to the culture wars, he draws from his on-the-ground reporting from mass protests in Istanbul to riots in Washington, as well as his own childhood in an English mining community, to show how the notion of humanity has become eroded as never before.br>br>In this book Paul Mason argues that we are still capable - through language, innovation and co-operation - of shaping our future. He offers a vision of humans as more than puppets, customers or cogs in a machine. This work of radical optimism asks: Do you want to be controlled? Or do you want something better?>

Product details

• Authors: Paul Mason
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780141986722
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198672-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Popular economics, Social issues & processes, Social, group or collective psychology, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Social and ethical issues, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Humanist philosophy