Reviews
True to its title, "The History of All Beginnings," this book delves into the "firsts" that occurred in human history. However, since these events are not actually "recorded" or "provable," it contains ingenious ideas based on various theories and materials.
A book that tells the story of the 'first' history of human civilization. While discussing the beginnings of bipedalism, language, religion, and law, it states that the 'first' cannot actually be proven and therefore remains a mystery.
It took millions of years for apes, which used to move on all fours, to learn to stand upright and walk. They did not stand up overnight—and not to use tools—like a scene from Stanley Kubrick's film *2001: A Space Odyssey*. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes that we must guard against a "purpose-driven deterministic perspective." He argues that reasoning such as bipedalism began because the hands needed to be freed to use tools does not align with the facts. Then, what was the actual
Looking at human history, it is ambiguous to explain the moment of beginning, just as scientists cannot speak of what existed before the Big Bang. A similar expression appears in the opening sentence of this book: “The most important inventions have no inventors.” We do not know the first human to walk upright, the one who made the great leap from ape to human. Likewise, we do not know the person who first invented language. We simply use things created by others as we please. It is difficult
Uncovering the ‘beginnings’ of humanity! Humans have left behind many ‘beginnings’ on this earth. The path humans have walked through thought, action, and movement has become history, and in later generations, many scholars are struggling to unravel the mysteries of when and why these beginnings took place. Jürgen Kaube’s *The History of All Beginnings* is no exception. It traces back through no fewer than 16 topics, including human bipedalism, language, religion, writing, money, and monogamy.
[The History of All Beginnings] contains the origins of a truly diverse array of things. It is a fascinating read as it reveals the beginnings of how humans started standing, the catalyst for cooking food, how language was created, art and religion, music and dance, agriculture and cities, states and writing, written law, numbers, stories, money, and monogamy. In the preface, Jürgen Kaube presents a powerful conclusion: "The most important inventions have no inventors." Thus, the author covers
If asked what the driving force is that makes life more valuable and interesting, I have answers I can give without hesitation, and one of them is "curiosity." Perhaps it is an inherent human instinct; everyone is bound to possess a little bit of this primal curiosity that drives us to advance civilization, take on new challenges, and explore the unknown. And one of the things that sometimes makes one curious is "beginnings." Questions such as who started making currency and where writing
Jürgen Kaube: The history of every beginning
From bipedalism to monogamy, how did the order of civilization emerge? Challenging the mysteries hidden within humanity's great leaps. We think we know well about the foundations of civilization, such as walking on two legs, speaking, money, and cities. But is our knowledge of how they came into being truly complete? What if monkeys did not stand upright to see further, and did not begin speaking to convey messages? What if the hypothesis that money originated from the exchange of goods is not true, and cities are far from being inventions for the protection of citizens? A grand exploration of civilization that densely traces the ‘beginnings’ of humanity. An odyssey of human culture that explores the origins of everything based on a vast academic foundation of history, archaeology, anthropology, philosophy, religious studies, mythology, biology, genetics, linguistics, and literature.
Korean title: 모든 시작의 역사
Korean author: 위르켄 카우베
Korean publisher: 김영사
ISBN-13: 9788934996200
Reviews
True to its title, "The History of All Beginnings," this book delves into the "firsts" that occurred in human history. However, since these events are not actually "recorded" or "provable," it contains ingenious ideas based on various theories and materials.
A book that tells the story of the 'first' history of human civilization. While discussing the beginnings of bipedalism, language, religion, and law, it states that the 'first' cannot actually be proven and therefore remains a mystery.
It took millions of years for apes, which used to move on all fours, to learn to stand upright and walk. They did not stand up overnight—and not to use tools—like a scene from Stanley Kubrick's film *2001: A Space Odyssey*. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes that we must guard against a "purpose-driven deterministic perspective." He argues that reasoning such as bipedalism began because the hands needed to be freed to use tools does not align with the facts. Then, what was the actual
Looking at human history, it is ambiguous to explain the moment of beginning, just as scientists cannot speak of what existed before the Big Bang. A similar expression appears in the opening sentence of this book: “The most important inventions have no inventors.” We do not know the first human to walk upright, the one who made the great leap from ape to human. Likewise, we do not know the person who first invented language. We simply use things created by others as we please. It is difficult
Uncovering the ‘beginnings’ of humanity! Humans have left behind many ‘beginnings’ on this earth. The path humans have walked through thought, action, and movement has become history, and in later generations, many scholars are struggling to unravel the mysteries of when and why these beginnings took place. Jürgen Kaube’s *The History of All Beginnings* is no exception. It traces back through no fewer than 16 topics, including human bipedalism, language, religion, writing, money, and monogamy.
[The History of All Beginnings] contains the origins of a truly diverse array of things. It is a fascinating read as it reveals the beginnings of how humans started standing, the catalyst for cooking food, how language was created, art and religion, music and dance, agriculture and cities, states and writing, written law, numbers, stories, money, and monogamy. In the preface, Jürgen Kaube presents a powerful conclusion: "The most important inventions have no inventors." Thus, the author covers
If asked what the driving force is that makes life more valuable and interesting, I have answers I can give without hesitation, and one of them is "curiosity." Perhaps it is an inherent human instinct; everyone is bound to possess a little bit of this primal curiosity that drives us to advance civilization, take on new challenges, and explore the unknown. And one of the things that sometimes makes one curious is "beginnings." Questions such as who started making currency and where writing
