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The good ancestor : a radical prescription for long-term thinking  Cover Image Book Book

The good ancestor : a radical prescription for long-term thinking / Roman Krznaric.

Krznaric, Roman, (author.).

Summary:

"This book is a call to save ourselves and our planet by targeting the root of our inaction: extreme short-sightedness. It outlines six practical ways we can retrain our brains to save our future and create a "time rebellion"-shifting our allegiance from our generation only to all humanity, present and future."-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781615197309
  • Physical Description: xiv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The Experiment, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Civilization.
Conduct of life.
Empathy.
Values.
Future, The.
Humanity.
Social evolution.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Fort St. James Public Library 170.44 KRZ (Text) 35196000344080 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-04-23

Preface xiii
PART ONE THE TUG-OF-WAR FOR TIME
1 How Can We Be Good Ancestors?
3(14)
2 The Marshmallow and the Acorn Inside Our Time-Torn Brains
17(22)
PART TWO SIX WAYS TO THINK LONG
3 Deep-Time Humility Humankind as an Eyeblinlc in Cosmic History
39(18)
4 Legacy Mindset How Can We Be Remembered Well?
57(14)
5 Intergenerational Justice Reasons to Respect the Seventh Generation
71(21)
6 Cathedral Thinking The Art of Planning into the Distant Future
92(24)
7 Holistic Forecasting Long-Term Pathways for Civilisation
116(22)
8 Transcendent Goal A Lodestar to Guide Humanity
138(25)
PART THREE BRING ON THE TIME REBELLION
9 Deep Democracy Is There an Antidote for Political Myopia?
163(31)
10 Ecological Civilization From Speculative Capitalism to Regenerative Economy
194(25)
11 Cultural Evolution Storytelling, Design, and the Rise of Virtual Futures
219(19)
12 The Path of the Good Ancestor
238(8)
Appendix: The Intergenerational Solidarity Index 246(5)
Acknowledgments 251(2)
Notes 253(34)
List of Illustrations 287(1)
Bibliography 288(14)
Index 302(20)
About the Author 322


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