The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking Krznaric Roman
The most important question we must ask ourselves is, "Are we being good ancestors?"So said Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine in 1953 but refused to patent it--forgoing profit so that more…
Specifikacia The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking Krznaric Roman
The most important question we must ask ourselves is, "Are we being good ancestors?"So said Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine in 1953 but refused to patent it--forgoing profit so that more lives could be saved.Salk's radical generosity to future generations should inspire us. But when leading philosopher Roman Krznaric examines society today, he sees just the opposite: Our short term, exploitative mindsets have "colonized the future." Businesses eschew civic responsibility for immediate gains, politicians throw their support behind whatever will win the next election, and we all struggle to focus our attention beyond the next alert from our phones. The result? An inexcusable chasm between the haves and have-nots--and mounting existential threats--have brought our species to the precipice of disaster.Yet Krznaric sees reason to hope. Yes, the