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10 July 2024

Roman Krznaric Q&A: “We spend too much time looking up to individuals”

The philosopher on tennis history, disruptive social action, and questions of mortality while taking part in Parkrun.

By New Statesman

Roman Krznaric was born in Sydney in 1970. He is a social philosopher, bestselling author and senior research fellow at the Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing at Oxford University.

My mother’s wake, when I was ten. I’ve blanked out almost everything before then. I left early to play tennis to escape the trauma.

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