Sustainable History
and the Dignity of Man
A Philosophy of History and Civilisational Triumph
by Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan
In this book, Nayef Al-Rodhan takes the theory of history to a new level, and outlines how sustainable
history is propelled by good governance paradigms that balance the ever-present tension between
the three attributes of human nature (which he defines as: emotionality, amorality and egoisms),
on the one hand, and on the other, the nine human dignity needs (which he defines as: reason,
security, human rights, accountability, transparency, justice, opportunity, innovation and inclusiveness).
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" This book is an exceptionally wide-ranging examination of past and present approaches
to the securing of a qualitatively adequate social life on the planet. The need for intercultural
dialogue is pressing and stated as a matter of urgency in the text. That argument is well-presented and it
is helpfully accompanied by a large amount of empirical evidence. The book is also a strong and ethically
attractive humanist statement about the value of human interaction that incorporates a vision of mutual
respect based on a mixture of scientific arguments and normative aspirations. Those features are very impressive."
Professor Michael Freeden, Professor of
Politics, Director of the Centre for Political
Ideologies, Professorial Fellow, Mansfield College,
University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan is a Philosopher, Neuroscientist and Geostrategist. He is a
Senior Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford University, and Senior Scholar in
Geostrategy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva, Switzerland.
