The Precipice - Ord Toby Ord
Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
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From a leading moral philosopher, a landmark narrative spanning thousands of generations of human history that explores the biggest threats facing humanity, and what must be done to protect our future.
'Toby Ord has written a powerfully-argued book that alerts us to what is perhaps the most important - and yet also most neglected - problem we will ever face' Peter Singer
'The Precipice separates science from hype and will remain the definitive work on existential risk for a long time to come' Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0
Humanity stands at a precipice.
We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power, and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves - without developing the moral framework to ensure that we won't.
The Precipice introduces us to the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the greater risks on...
'Toby Ord has written a powerfully-argued book that alerts us to what is perhaps the most important - and yet also most neglected - problem we will ever face' Peter Singer
'The Precipice separates science from hype and will remain the definitive work on existential risk for a long time to come' Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0
Humanity stands at a precipice.
We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power, and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves - without developing the moral framework to ensure that we won't.
The Precipice introduces us to the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the greater risks on...
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2020Uitgever: Bloomsbury Publishing352 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1526600226ISBN-13: 9781526600226Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2020, 352pp, paperback, een hoek van de kaft aan de achterzijde heeft een vouw. Verder erg netjes. [Auteur: Ord Toby] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Bloomsbury UK] [Titel: The Precipice / Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity]
