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Intelligence Squared
Lessons from History on How to Tackle Today's Greatest Challenges, with Roman Krznaric
Sep 9, 2024
56:28
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Roman Krznaric, a prominent social philosopher at Oxford, teams up with Adam McCauley, a researcher focused on technology's societal impacts. They delve into how historical lessons can provide insights into tackling today's major challenges, like climate change and social intolerance. The conversation highlights the 'disruption nexus' of crises and activism, drawing parallels with 18th-century coffee houses as spaces for democratic discourse, and emphasizes the importance of collective action in fostering societal change while combating rising authoritarianism.
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- Learning from historical social movements allows us to harness collective action today to address issues like climate change and inequality.
- The necessity for drastic societal shifts often stems from crises, advocating for bold, radical movements to combat entrenched systems and fossil fuel dependence.
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Harnessing Historical Lessons for Modern Challenges
The discussion emphasizes the importance of learning from history to tackle contemporary crises such as climate change, fossil fuel dependency, and social inequalities. It argues that rather than viewing the past as a collection of warnings, we should extract positive examples of social movements and transformative changes. The speaker reflects on the failures of current politicians to address pressing issues effectively by being overly focused on immediate gains rather than long-term solutions. A historical perspective can reveal successful past movements that demonstrate our capacity for significant change when collective action is taken.
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