The good ancestor : How to think long term in a short-term world By Roman Krznaric.

By:

Krznaric, Roman

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : WH Allen, 2020.Edition: 1Description: i-xii+ 323P. illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780753554500

Subject(s):

Sustainable development -- Philosophy. Sustainable development -- Moral and ethical aspects

DDC classification:

338.927 KRZ-G

Contents:

Part one. The tug of war for time -- 1. How can we be good ancestors? -- 2. The marshmallow and the acorn : inside our time-torn brain -- Part two. Six ways to think long -- 3. Deep-time humility : humankind as an eyeblink in cosmic history -- 4. Legacy mindset : how can we be remembered well? -- 5. Intergenerational justice : reasons to respect the seventh generation -- 6. Cathedral thinking : the art of planning into the distant future -- 7. Holistic forecasting : long-term pathways for civilisation -- 8. Transcendent goal : a lodestar to guide humanity -- Part three. Bring on the time rebellion. 9. Deep democracy : is there an antidote for poltical myopia? -- 10. Ecological civilisation : from speculative captialism to regenerative economy -- 11. Cultural evolution : storytelling, design and the rise of virtual futures -- 12. The path of the good ancestor -- Appendix : the intergenerational solidarity index.

Summary: We are trapped in an age of short-term thinking. But in 50 years, in 100 years, in 500 years there will still be human beings living, working, loving and dreaming across the continents of planet Earth. The lives they lead will be profoundly influenced by how we act today, by the consequences of the history they will inherit.We are poised at a moment in time where we face an existential choice: do we want to become good ancestors?

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	338.927 KRZ-G (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		DCB3958

Part one. The tug of war for time --
1. How can we be good ancestors? --
2. The marshmallow and the acorn : inside our time-torn brain --
Part two. Six ways to think long --
3. Deep-time humility : humankind as an eyeblink in cosmic history --
4. Legacy mindset : how can we be remembered well? --
5. Intergenerational justice : reasons to respect the seventh generation --
6. Cathedral thinking : the art of planning into the distant future --
7. Holistic forecasting : long-term pathways for civilisation --
8. Transcendent goal : a lodestar to guide humanity --
Part three. Bring on the time rebellion. 9. Deep democracy : is there an antidote for poltical myopia? --
10. Ecological civilisation : from speculative captialism to regenerative economy --
11. Cultural evolution : storytelling, design and the rise of virtual futures --
12. The path of the good ancestor --
Appendix : the intergenerational solidarity index.

We are trapped in an age of short-term thinking. But in 50 years, in 100 years, in 500 years there will still be human beings living, working, loving and dreaming across the continents of planet Earth. The lives they lead will be profoundly influenced by how we act today, by the consequences of the history they will inherit.We are poised at a moment in time where we face an existential choice: do we want to become good ancestors?

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