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Peugeot
Harari uses the example of the Peugeot car brand to symbolize the concept of an imagined order. According to Harari, humans are unique in the animal world because we can imagine and believe things…
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Human Flood
Harari uses the idea of a “human flood” to symbolize humankind’s destructiveness, suggesting that humans wipe out animal species like a flood that sweeps the natural ecosystem, destroying everything in its path. Harari’s metaphor of…
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Maps with Blank Spaces
Harari uses the symbol of maps with blank spaces to represent a shift in humanity’s outlook around the year 1500 towards a desire to learn, explore, and discover unknown facts about the world. The blank…
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