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End of the World
The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction
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Are we in imminent danger of extinction? Yes, we probably are, argues John Leslie in his chilling account of the dangers facing the human race as we approach the second millenium.The End of the World is a sobering assessment of the many disasters that scientists have predicted and speculated on as leading to apocalypse. In the first comprehensive survey, potential catastrophes - ranging from deadly diseases to high-energy physics experiments - are explored to help us understand the risks.
One of the greatest threats facing humankind, however, is the insurmountable fact that we are a relatively young species, a risk which is at the heart of the 'Doomsday Argument'. This argument, if correct, makes the dangers we face more serious than we could have ever imagined. This more than anything makes the arrogance and ignorance of politicians, and indeed philosophers, so disturbing as they continue to ignore the manifest dangers facing future generations.
Routledge; March 1996
329 pages; ISBN 9780203007723
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329 pages; ISBN 9780203007723
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Subject categories
- Academic > Space Sciences > Descriptive astronomy > Solar system
- Academic > Space Sciences > Descriptive astronomy > Earth Miscellanea
- Academic > Space Sciences > Descriptive astronomy > End of the world (Astronomy)
- Academic > Space Sciences > General > Stars Observations
- Academic > Space Sciences > General > Astronomy; Amateurs' manuals
- Philosophy > Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Science > Environmental Science
- The Environment
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9781134668540
9781134668533
9780415140430
9780203007723
0203007727

