Self-conceptions, Present & Future: Homo Deus & Other Ideas

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
— Aristotle

"In our time, what is at issue is the very nature of humankind, the image we have of our limits and possibilities. History is not yet done with its exploration of the limits of what it means to be human."
— C. Wright Mills

"An idea is something you have; an ideology is what has you."
— Morris Berman

Every culture on Earth has a story of its origin, and also the culture's purpose, extending into the future. For October's FT we'll consider one increasingly popular version of the modern world's story, from the book "Homo Deus" by Yuval Harari, presented by long-time FT'er, Lachlan.

We'll also finish a remainder from last time, an idea-that-future-generations-will-likely-laugh-at: mind = brain = computer.