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The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World Copertina rigida – 16 luglio 2020

Edizione Inglese di Roman Krznaric (Autore)
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'This is the book our children's children will thank us for reading' – The Edge, U2

How can we be good ancestors?

From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of the cities we still inhabit, to the scientific discoveries that have ensured our survival, we are the inheritors of countless gifts from the past. Today, in an age driven by the tyranny of the now, with 24/7 news, the latest tweet, and the buy-now button commanding our attention, we rarely stop to consider how our actions will affect future generations. With such frenetic short-termism at the root of contemporary crises, the call for long-term thinking grows every day – but what is it, has it ever worked, and can we even do it?

In The Good Ancestor, leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric argues that there is still hope. From the pyramids to the NHS, humankind has always had the innate ability to plan for posterity and take action that will resonate for decades, centuries, even millennia to come. If we want to become good ancestors, now is the time to recover and enrich this imaginative skill.

The Good Ancestor reveals six profound ways in which we can all learn to think long-term, exploring how we can reawaken oft-neglected but uniquely human talents like ‘cathedral thinking’ that expand our time horizons and sharpen our foresight. Drawing on radical solutions from around the world, Krznaric celebrates the innovators who are reinventing democracy, culture and economics so that we all have the chance to become good ancestors and create a better tomorrow.

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  1. Lunghezza stampa
    336 pagine
  2. Lingua
    Inglese
  3. Editore
    WH Allen
  4. Data di pubblicazione
    16 luglio 2020
  5. Dimensioni
    16.2 x 16.2 x 24 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0753554496
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0753554494
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This is the book our children's children will thank us for reading ― The Edge, U2

Roman Krznaric's brilliant book The Good Ancestor champions the long-term thinking that could lead us out of our multiple disasters. ― George Monbiot

Beautiful to read, heartfelt and persuasive The Good Ancestor is one of those landmark books with the power to shift a mindset. One turns the pages feeling a growing compulsion for change. Krznaric’s clarion call for long-term thinking makes him an ancestor all future generations can be proud of ― Isabella Tree, author of Wilding

A philosopher's contribution to saving the world ― Andrew Anthony, Observer

Packed with commonsense advice on how to develop an uncommon habit ― Irish Times

L'autore

Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His books, including Empathy, The Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than 20 languages.

After growing up in Sydney and Hong Kong, Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political sociology. He went on to found the world’s first Empathy Museum and the digital Empathy Library, and was also a founding faculty member of The School of Life. He is currently a Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation in San Francisco.


Roman has been named by The Observer as one of Britain’s leading popular philosophers. His writings have been widely influential amongst political and ecological campaigners, education reformers, social entrepreneurs and designers. An acclaimed public speaker, his talks and workshops have taken him from a London prison to Google’s headquarters in California.

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  • Editore ‏ : ‎ WH Allen; 1° edizione (16 luglio 2020)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina rigida ‏ : ‎ 336 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0753554496
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0753554494
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 520 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 16.2 x 16.2 x 24 cm
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
    4,5 4,5 su 5 stelle 314 voti

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Catherine
5,0 su 5 stelle tomorrow is today
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 17 luglio 2023
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this book is inspirational. It should be required reading for everyone who wonders where we’re heading by placing the reader front and centre of our present perilous planetary situation. Provides imaginative and realistic processes and pathways. Tell your friends and families to join in the conversations about our legacy as good ancestors.
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pilar cruz
5,0 su 5 stelle Muy interesante
Recensito in Spagna il 7 agosto 2023
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David Renteria
3,0 su 5 stelle Llegó sucio y ligeramente maltratado
Recensito in Messico il 1 marzo 2021
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El libro llegó sin film plástico, lo cual me parece algo bueno para evitar generar más basura y espero que siga así. Lamentablemente el libro llegó manchado y con las orillas ligeramente aplastadas. Sería bueno tener los libros en alguna bodega más limpia para que aún sin plástico se mantengan en buenas condiciones.
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David Renteria
3,0 su 5 stelle Llegó sucio y ligeramente maltratado
Recensito in Messico il 1 marzo 2021
El libro llegó sin film plástico, lo cual me parece algo bueno para evitar generar más basura y espero que siga así. Lamentablemente el libro llegó manchado y con las orillas ligeramente aplastadas. Sería bueno tener los libros en alguna bodega más limpia para que aún sin plástico se mantengan en buenas condiciones.
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Luiz Lizardo
5,0 su 5 stelle Amazing book!
Recensito in Canada il 15 dicembre 2020
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Great perspective on long term thinking perspective, it really makes us reflect on what we are doing now and what we want to leave for future generations. Love it!
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Shreerang
5,0 su 5 stelle great thoughts ...
Recensito in India il 23 aprile 2021
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not yet completed reading..... but enjoying certain wonderful thoughts. contains several now-a-days' examples and stories. A must for those who love to have home library.
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