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Work #1162 · Late

Sapiens: A Graphic History

Yuval Noah Harari
2020 (vol. 1), 2021 (vol. 2), 2024 (vol. 3); — series ongoing · English / French (parallel)
Graphic novel / Adaptation · Big-history / Graphic-novel popularisation

Harari's 2020-24 graphic adaptation of Sapiens with David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Sapiens: A Graphic History (Late)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Finite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency None
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Finite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Variable
Information · Personal Conservation Variable
Information · Granularity Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The 2020-24 publication period; the 70,000-year arc of human history.

Space

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The graphic-narrative space; the underlying global geography.

Matter

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The visually-represented embodied human history.

Observer

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The popular-graphic-novel reader as proper addressee.

Energy

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The intellectual-popular energies of graphic-novel popularisation.

Information

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The graphic-narrative content adapted from Sapiens.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Sapiens: A Graphic History

The graphic adaptation has been variously assessed — defenders see proper extension of the Sapiens thesis to popular-graphic audiences, traditional-text-purists see compromise of the argument.