Clock Of The Long Now : Time And Responsibility.

Using the designing and building of the Clock of the Long Now as a framework, this is a book about the practical use of long time perspective: how to get it, how to use it, how to keep it in and out of sight. Here are the central questions it inspires: How do we make long-term thinking automatic and...

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Main Author: Brand, Stewart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2008.
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Summary:Using the designing and building of the Clock of the Long Now as a framework, this is a book about the practical use of long time perspective: how to get it, how to use it, how to keep it in and out of sight. Here are the central questions it inspires: How do we make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare? Discipline in thought allows freedom. One needs the space and reliability to predict continuity to have the confidence not to be afraid of revolutions Taking the time to think of the future is more essential now than ever, as culture accelerates beyond its abil.
Physical Description:1 online resource (207 pages)
ISBN:9780786722921
0786722924
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.