In this superb little book, written during World War II, historian, sociologist, and novelist H G Wells (1866-1946) contemplates the belief systems, prejudices, and institutions that have brought humankind to a dreadful impasse, where it stands at the brink of destruction - or of a new beginning. In his lucid summary of modern ideas concerning the fundamentals and ultimates of existence, Wells points out how absurd and outmoded religious beliefs, marked by intolerance, hatred, and exclusion, have poisoned human beings' relations with the world and each other. These need to be replaced by a new social morality and a heightened sense of humankind's proper place in a dynamic universe.
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If humans are so smart, why do they behave so stupidly? Why are the talking monkeys so greedy and hateful? Where did civilization go wrong? The author of "The Time Machine" tries to figure it all out in this oft-overlooked and slim volume of original, non-fiction essays.
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- Herbert George Wells by Joseph Altairac in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- From the Wandering Jew to William F. Buckley, Jr. : On Science, Literature, and Religion by Martin Gardner on page 234, page 235, and page 236
- Principles of Economics (Great Minds Series) by Alfred Marshall in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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