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Tue Dec 8, 02020, 12:30AM UTC

Roman Krznaric

Why Be a Good Ancestor?

Why Be a Good Ancestor?

World renowned author and thinker Roman Krznaric (author of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking) joined the Long Now Boston conversation on December 7, 02022, from London.  

World renowned author and thinker Roman Krznaric (author of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking) joined the Long Now Boston conversation on December 7, 02022, from London.  Grant Stephen (President of Long Now Boston) led the far-ranging discussion.  Roman offered his wisdom on why our complex global issues demand a long-term perspective and a global orientation.  This is not a time for handwringing or haranguing – this is a time to rethink and reshape our priorities – in our personal lives and in our personal lives, our businesses, and our civic institutions.


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Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London, and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political sociology. He is founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum and is currently a Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation. 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. In addition to his latest book, The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking, his previous books include Empathy, The Wonderbox, and Carpe Diem Regained. They have been published in more than 20 languages.

Roman Krznaric
Roman Krznaric

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