The Pursuit of Virtue: The Path to a Good Future - Softcover

Tom Lombardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1773431528 ISBN 13: 9781773431529

Publisher: Wood Lake Books, 2019

Synopsis

It was 1802 when English Romantic poet William Wordsworth remarked that humanity was wasting its energy on the quest for material acquisition. Centuries later, we are arguably worse off - with growing numbers suffering from maladies ranging from affluenza to social media addiction, narcissism, and more. As world-renowned futurist Thomas Lombardo puts it, "We are becoming lost and forlorn, drowning in an overpowering present."
In his intellectual, yet accessible style, Thomas outlines the harsh impact that today's culture of thought has on us individually and collectively - leaving us compulsively focused on the present, seeking external validation. Instead, he challenges you to choose a path to what he calls a Good Future, by acknowledging and developing our internal resources for wisdom.
This Good Future both enriches and transcends our reliance on the present for validation, and infuses our lives with a heightened sense of inner value through such numinous qualities as self-evolution, courage, critical thinking, and transcendence. These qualities and more, Thomas argues, lead us out of the shadows and into the light.
Lombardo maps out the journey using key visionaries as navigators and outlines the personal steps necessary to help us unfold our individual wisdom narratives. In this way, we become the gift, and humanity has an opportunity to actively create the future we all dream of.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Lombardo-futurist, psychologist, educator and international speaker -has been immersed in the field of consciousness studies for nearly 40 years. His examination into utopian and dystopian futurist thought, wisdom and character virtues, and the evolution of consciousness has led to more than 50 articles in international journal publications as well as eight books, including Future Consciousness: The Path to Purposeful Evolution, which received the 2017 Network Book Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. Thomas continues to shape the future in his role as the director of the Center for Future Consciousness, the director of The Wisdom Page website, and as executive board member and fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation.Thomas Lombardo-futurist, psychologist, educator and international speaker -has been immersed in the field of consciousness studies for nearly 40 years. His examination into utopian and dystopian futurist thought, wisdom and character virtues, and the evolution of consciousness has led to more than 50 articles in international journal publications as well as eight books, including Future Consciousness: The Path to Purposeful Evolution, which received the 2017 Network Book Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. Thomas continues to shape the future in his role as the director of the Center for Future Consciousness, the director of The Wisdom Page website, and as executive board member and fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wood Lake Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1773431528
• ISBN 13: 9781773431529
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128