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4. Human Evolution and the Implication of Resilience for the Future

Author : Hisao Baba

Published in: Resilience and Human History

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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The first human ancestors appeared about 7 million years ago (Mya) in Africa and finally evolved into Homo sapiens, developing human uniqueness. This includes bipedal walking, using various tools, and was accompanied by brain expansion that led to sophisticated cognitive abilities. Previously, such uniqueness acted as resilience to survive in harsh environments and finally permitted humans to invent agriculture, civilization, and the industrial revolution, which meant that we can now enjoy comfortable lives. However, recently, civilization has become a monstrous “desire-satisfaction system” and has begun to squeeze various resources from present and past environments. This means that we are carelessly spending almost all our resources without leaving any to our descendants. We all know that we have to minimize our economies and conserve our natural environments, but the “desire-satisfaction system” is so attractive that we cannot yet escape it. Thus, we should reconsider the true implication of our resilience. Namely, at present, the most necessary resilience is rational prevision and the courageous sympathy to do something altruistic for the future, before a crisis occurs.

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Title: Human Evolution and the Implication of Resilience for the Future
Author: Hisao Baba
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Resilience and Human History
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-4090-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-4091-2

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4091-2_4

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