5/27/2023 0 Comments Book ancestor troubleDrawing on radical innovations from around the world, Krznaric celebrates the time rebels who are reinventing democracy, culture and economics so that we all have the chance to become good ancestors and create a better tomorrow. The Good Ancestor reveals six profound ways in which we can all learn to think long, exploring uniquely human talents like ‘cathedral thinking’ that expand our time horizons and sharpen our foresight. Us, now is the time to recover and enrich this imaginative skill. Want to be good ancestors and be remembered well by the generations who follow Humankind has always had the innate ability to plan for posterity and takeĪction that will resonate for decades, centuries, even millennia to come. History and the human mind to show that we can. Good Ancestor, leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric delves into But what is it, has it ever worked, and can we even do it? With such frenetic short-termism at the root of contemporary crises – from the threats of climate change to the lack of planning for a global pandemic – the call for long-term thinking grows every day. We live in the age of the tyranny of the now, driven by 24/7 news, the latest tweet, and the buy-now button. Coming soon in Korean, Arabic, Italian, German and other languages.
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