The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric

The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric

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.

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 *

Roman Krznaric is a social philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to create change. His internationally bestselling books, including The Good Ancestor, Empathy, and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than twenty-five languages. He is Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing and founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum.


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 science. 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 the TED global stage.


Roman is a member of the Club of Rome and a Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation. He previously worked as an academic, a gardener and a human rights campaigner. He is also a fanatical player of the medieval sport of real tennis.

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ISBN 13	9780753554517
ISBN 10	0753554518
Title	The Good Ancestor
Author	Roman Krznaric
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2021-02-11
Number of pages	336
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