There Is No Justice in History — Imagined Hierarchies, Social Injustice, and the Roots of Inequality Explained | Chapter 8 from Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
There Is No Justice in History — Imagined Hierarchies, Social Injustice, and the Roots of Inequality Explained | Chapter 8 from Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Why have all large-scale societies in human history been built on imagined hierarchies? In Chapter 8 of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind , Yuval Noah Harari challenges the notion of natural order, arguing that every society is structured around myths of inequality—be they about race, caste, gender, wealth, or religion. Watch the full video summary below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for clear, scholarly breakdowns of every chapter! The Fiction of Natural Order Harari reveals how imagined orders—shared beliefs in hierarchies and group divisions—are at the foundation of human cooperation. These hierarchies are not dictated by biology, but invented by human societies, enforced through violence and myth, and perpetuated across generations. From Hammurabi’s Code to the American Declaration of Independence, the...