The Outlook For Homo Sapiens
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth board in good condition, teal/green binding. Page Condition: Yellowed, some tanning; fep clipped. Markings: No markings noted. Binding: Intact, pages holding firm.
The Outlook for Homo Sapiens is a sweeping work of social and scientific prophecy in which H. G. Wells presents an unflinching assessment of humanity's precarious position in the modern world. Written during the turmoil of World War II, the book amalgamates two of Wells's earlier works — The Fate of Homo Sapiens and The New World Order — into a single, urgent argument about the survival and future of the human race. With characteristic intellectual rigour, Wells argues that civilisation stands at a critical crossroads, confronting the twin dangers of political chaos and scientific misuse. He details the immediate possibilities available to humanity — cooperation, rational governance, and the harnessing of knowledge — as the only viable path away from catastrophe. Written with the passionate conviction of a lifelong futurist, this volume remains a remarkable testament to Wells's enduring belief in the potential of human reason.
Author: H. G. Wells
Format: Hardback
Published: 1942, Readers Union and Secker & Warburg
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth board in good condition, teal/green binding. Page Condition: Yellowed, some tanning; fep clipped. Markings: No markings noted. Binding: Intact, pages holding firm.
The Outlook for Homo Sapiens is a sweeping work of social and scientific prophecy in which H. G. Wells presents an unflinching assessment of humanity's precarious position in the modern world. Written during the turmoil of World War II, the book amalgamates two of Wells's earlier works — The Fate of Homo Sapiens and The New World Order — into a single, urgent argument about the survival and future of the human race. With characteristic intellectual rigour, Wells argues that civilisation stands at a critical crossroads, confronting the twin dangers of political chaos and scientific misuse. He details the immediate possibilities available to humanity — cooperation, rational governance, and the harnessing of knowledge — as the only viable path away from catastrophe. Written with the passionate conviction of a lifelong futurist, this volume remains a remarkable testament to Wells's enduring belief in the potential of human reason.