The End of the World: The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction

ISBN-13: 9780415184472 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 328 str.

John Leslie

Opis

A chilling account of the dangers facing the human race as we approach the next millenium. Can you afford to ignore the manifest dangers facing future generations?

Recenzje

'Well written and enjoyably frightening. Top people ought to read it. It may change the way they think and act.' - Michael Thompson-Noel, Financial Times

'This is an important and excellent book; a brief history of the end of our time. To paraphrase: don't die in ignorance.' - Patrick Neate, The Face

'A startling work that is sure to rile and beguile professional philosophers and lay readers alike.' - Times Literary Supplement

'An originality and boldness of thought that makes Leslie's work stand out from much other work being done today.' - Canadian Journal of Philosophy

'Tightly argued and well written book.' - Network

Spis treści

Introduction, 1. War, Pollution, Disease, 2. Other Dangers, 3. Judging the Risks, 4. Why Prolong Human History? 5. The Domesday Argument, 6. Testing the Argument, 7. Prisoner's Dilemma and Nuclear Revenge, Bibliography, Index of Names, Index of Concepts.

O autorze

Leslie, John