The Precipice
The Precipice
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Author
Author
Toby Ord / Тоби Орд
Dimension
Dimension
130x200mm (5,1'x7,9')
ISBN
ISBN
9781526600233
Format
Format
Paperback
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
480
Publisher
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2021
The Precipice
We live during the most important era of human history. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves – without developing the moral framework to ensure we won't. This is the Precipice, and how we respond to it will be the most crucial decision of our time.
Oxford moral philosopher Toby Ord explores the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the potentially greater, more unfamiliar threats from engineered pandemics and advanced artificial intelligence. With clear and rigorous thinking, Ord calculates the various risk levels, and shows how our own time fits within the larger story of human history. We can say with certainty that the novel coronavirus does not pose such a risk. But could the next pandemic? And what can we do, in our present moment, to face the risks head on?
A major work that brings together the disciplines of physics, biology, earth and computer science, history, anthropology, statistics, international relations, political science and moral philosophy, The Precipice is a call for a new understanding of our age: a major reorientation in the way we see the world, our history, and the role we play in it.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Author:Toby Ord - Тоби Орд
Publisher:Bloomsbury
Language:English
Publication Date:2021
Number of pages:480 pst
Format:Paperback
Width:130 mm / 5,1'
Height:200 mm / 7,9'
Weight:340 g
ISBN:9781526600233