02232cam a2200469 i 4500 30148 30148 BJBSDDR 20230410104014.0 ta 141114s2015 enka b 001 0 eng 9781118881729 (paperback) 1118881729 18373801 DLC spa DLC eng pcc CB 19 S755b 2015 909 23 Spier, Fred, 1952- Big history and the future of humanity / Fred Spier. 2nd edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley/Blackwell, 2015. xxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction to big history -- General approach -- Cosmic evolution : the emergence of simple forms of complexity -- Our cosmic neighborhood : the emergence of greater complexity -- Life on the Earth : the widening range of complexity -- Early human history : the emergence of the greatest known complexity -- Recent human history : the development of the greatest known complexity -- Facing the future -- Appendix: A short time line of big history. "Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the context of the history of life, the Earth, and the universe"-- Provided by publisher. Civilization Philosophy. Civilización Filosofía 6366 History Philosophy. Historia Filosofía. 1284 World history Philosophy. Human evolution. Evolución humana 5024 Human ecology. Ecología humana 6175 Biocomplexity. Biocomplejidad 9142 Complexity (Philosophy) Complejidad (Filosofía). 99 Online version: Spier, Fred, 1952- Big history and the future of humanity Second edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley/Blackwell, 2015 9781118881705 (DLC) 2014045961 Cover image http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118881729.jpg lcc BK 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 CB 19 S755b 2015 00000121304 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK