Moralische Ambition

Der Historiker Rutger Bregman setzt sich in seinem Buch mit dem Wesen des Menschen auseinander. Anders als in der westlichen Denktradition angenommen ist der Mensch nicht böse, sondern, so Bregman, im Gegenteil: von Grund auf gut. Und geht man von dieser Prämisse aus, ist es möglich, die Welt und den Menschen in ihr komplett neu und grundoptimistisch zu denken. In seinem mitreißend geschriebenen, überzeugenden Buch präsentiert Bregman Ideen für die Verbesserung der Welt. Sie sind innovativ und mutig und stimmen vor allem hoffnungsfroh.

The antidote to apathy from the internationally bestselling author and 2025 BBC Reith lecturer Rutger Bregman<BR><BR>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER <BR> __________<BR> 'A fierce and brilliant call to arms for anyone who has been wondering whether there's more to life. (There is.) Bregman wants to change you, and he just might succeed. This is a wonderfully dangerous book' TIM HARFORD<BR>'Gives us hope, humour and guidance at a time when all are in short supply' TIMOTHY SNYDER<BR>__________<BR>The average full-time worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job: are you making the most of them? Do you truly believe in what you do, day in, day out? Every day we're bombarded with methods, mantras and life hacks that promise us wellness and prosperity, while time and talent remain some of our most squandered resources. <BR><BR> What if you want to do something more with your limited time on the planet?<BR><BR> With moral ambition - the will to make the world a wildly better place - internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman shows us we can be both idealistic and successful, and change the world along the way. Uncovering the qualities that made the great change-makers of history so effective, he shows how we too can lend our talents to the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to inequality to the next pandemic. With moral ambition, we can do more than be on the right side of history: we can make history itself.<BR><BR> This book won't make your life easier, but it should make it more meaningful. The question is: what will you do with it?<BR>Moral Ambition is a must-read for anyone wondering what they should do with their working life, how to find their purpose and how to find something more worthwhile to do with their skills and talents.<BR> <BR> As the 2025 BBC Reith Lecturer, Rutger Bregman presented 'Moral Revolution', a four part series:<BR> -A Time of Monsters<BR> -How To Start a Moral Revolution<BR> -A Realist's Utopia<BR> -Zoom Out<BR> Available to listen on BBC Four

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - FROM THE 2025 BBC REITH LECTURER<BR>A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year<BR><BR>'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry<BR>'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford<BR>'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah Harari<BR><BR>It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.<BR><BR>Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too.<BR><BR>In this major book, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think - and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society.<BR><BR>It is time for a new view of human nature.<BR><BR>As the 2025 BBC Reith Lecturer, Rutger Bregman presented 'Moral Revolution', a four part series:<BR>-A Time of Monsters<BR>-How To Start a Moral Revolution<BR>-A Realist's Utopia<BR>-Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine<BR>Available to listen on BBC Sounds

Dürren, Überschwemmungen, Tornados - in den letzten Jahren häufen sich extreme Wetterlagen und sind doch nur ein Punkt auf einer langen Liste von grundstürzenden Veränderungen, mit denen die Menschheit zu kämpfen hat. Längst geht es nicht mehr nur darum, was wir tun können, um die Folgen des Klimawandels zu verhindern, sondern darum, was wir tun können, um ihnen zu begegnen. In einem aufrüttelnden Essay, der in den Niederlanden bereits 2020 erschien, ruft der Bestseller-Autor Rutger Bregman dazu auf, die Augen nicht länger vor dem Unvermeidlichen zu verschließen: der Meeresspiegel steigt, Sturmfluten werden häufiger, die Küstenregionen Europas, ganze Länder, das Zuhause von Millionen Menschen ist bedroht. Visionär hält Bregman der Menschheit ihre Katastrophenvergessenheit vor Augen und zeigt, dass oft erst das Schlimmste eintreffen muss, damit umwälzende Maßnahmen ergriffen werden. Die jüngste Vergangenheit bestätigt seine Gedanken.Die promovierte Historikerin und Journalistin Susanne Götze hat den Essay um die deutsche Perspektive erweitert und ein Nachwort zur aktuellen Lage verfasst.

Machiavelliden Hobbesa, Freuddan Pinkera herkes suna inaniyor Insanlar kötüdürCogu Insan Iyidirdeyse yeni bir argüman var Insanlarin iyi oldugunu varsaymak hem gercekci hem de devrimci bir eylemdir. Zira baskalarinin kötü oldugunu düsündügümüzde gerek siyasetin gerek ekonominin en kötü yanlari ortaya cikiyor, oysa insanlarin temelde iyi oldugunu varsaymak, bambaska secenekleri mümkün kiliyor.Insanlik tarihinin son 200.000 yilina yeni bir perspektiften bakan Bregman rekabetten ziyade is birligine yatkin oldugumuzu, birbirimize güvenme icgüdümüzün Homo sapiensin ilk ortaya ciktigi zamanlara kadar uzandigini savunuyor. Bregman insanlarin cana yakinligina ve özgeciligine inanmanin farkli bir düsünce tarzinin temelini atacagini, toplumumuzda hakiki bir degisiklige yol acabilecegini gösteriyor; buna inanmanin da iyimserlik degil gercekcilik oldugunu söylüyor.The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph,New Statesman ve Daily Expresse göre Yilin kitabiInsanligi yepyeni bir perspektiften görmemi sagladi.Yuval Noah Harari2. Dünya Savasini, Sineklerin Tanrisini, Sibiryadaki bir tilki ciftligini, New Yorkta yasanan ama tüm dünyanin duydugu bir cinayeti ve sayginligini yitirmis psikoloji arastirmalarini tek tek ziyaret ediyoruz... Bu düsündürücü ve cüretkar kitapta insanin iyiligine dair güven veren pek cok kanit var... Biraz da dogamizin olumlu yanlarini okumak insana iyi geliyor.The ObserverInsanlarin iyiligi üstüne merak uyandiran öykülerle dolu... Bregmanin kitabi heyecan verici ve bir o kadar gerekli.The Times

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - FROM THE 2025 BBC REITH LECTURER<BR><BR>'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer<BR><BR>'A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell' New York Times<BR><BR>'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' Guardian<BR><BR>In Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilisation - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a fifteen-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime.<BR><BR>From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come.<BR><BR>As the 2025 BBC Reith Lecturer, Rutger Bregman will present 'Moral Revolution', a four part series:<BR>-A Time of Monsters<BR>-How To Start a Moral Revolution<BR>-A Realist's Utopia<BR>-Zoom Out<BR>Available to listen on BBC Four

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - FROM THE 2025 BBC REITH LECTURER<BR>A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE SUMMER 2025<BR><BR>'Gives us hope, humour and guidance at a time when all are in short supply' TIMOTHY SNYDER<BR><BR>'The rare read that might actually help you become a better person' ADAM GRANT<BR><BR>THE ANTIDOTE TO APATHY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RUTGER BREGMAN<BR><BR>Every day we're bombarded with methods, mantras and life hacks that promise us wellness and prosperity - while time and talent remain some of our most squandered resources. The average full-time worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job: are you making the most of them? Do you truly believe in what you do, day in, day out? <BR><BR>What if you want to do something more with your limited time on the planet?<BR><BR>Internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman shows us that with moral ambition - the will to make the world a wildly better place - we can be both idealistic and successful, and change the world along the way. Uncovering the qualities that made the great change-makers of history so effective, he shows how we too can lend our talents to the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to inequality to the next pandemic. With moral ambition, we can do more than be on the right side of history: we can make history itself.<BR><BR>This book won't make your life easier, but it should make it more meaningful. The question is: what will you do with it?<BR><BR>As the 2025 BBC Reith Lecturer, Rutger Bregman will present 'Moral Revolution', a four part series:<BR>-A Time of Monsters<BR>-How To Start a Moral Revolution<BR>-A Realist's Utopia<BR>-Zoom Out<BR>Available to listen on BBC Four

'Dieses Buch ist Karotte und Peitsche zugleich. Rutger Bregman fragt: ¿Wer wollen Sie gewesen sein?¿' Maja Göpel'Das beste Gegenmittel gegen die Pessimisten und Zyniker, die glauben machen wollen, dass man gegen die Probleme unserer Zeit nichts ausrichten kann.' Max Roser'Rutger Bregmans neuestes Werk ist nicht einfach irgendein Buch, sondern ein Aufruf an die Menschheit, unsere Vorstellung von Erfolg und Einfluss in der Welt neu zu bewerten.' Trevor NoahDieses Buch handelt von Pionierinnen und Pionieren. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Menschen, die vor moralischer Ambition nur so strotzten: Abolitionisten, Suffragetten, Helden des Widerstands und Bürgerrechtlerinnen, von Menschen, die nicht nur Ideale hatten, sondern ihr Leben auch nach diesen Idealen ausrichteten - und den Lauf der Welt veränderten.Wie werden umwälzende Ideen nicht nur geboren, sondern auch in die Tat umgesetzt? Wie geht man die größten Herausforderungen seiner Zeit an? Wie kommt man vom Reden ins Handeln? Dieses Buch ist ein aufrüttelnder Blick in die Geschichte, ein packender Bericht über Menschen, die ihr ureigenes Talent in die Waagschale geworfen haben und zu großen Denkern, Erfinderinnen und Anführern wurden, und über jene, die es ihnen heute gleichtun. Es ist auch eine Anleitung, wie jeder Einzelne im Angesicht von scheinbar überwältigenden Krisen in dieser Welt den Unterschied machen kann.