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03745aam a22006738i 4500 001 CC14339E1D2811EDA31652FF20ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220816010056 008 220113s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022000444 020 $a 1541618629 : HRD 020 $a 9781541618626 : HRD 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a BJ1474 $b .M33 2022 082 00 $a 171/.8 $2 23/eng/20220506 100 1 $a MacAskill, William, $d 1987- $e author. 245 10 $a What we owe the future / $c William MacAskill. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2208 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Hachette Book Group, Inc, $c 2022. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "One of the most stunning achievements of moral philosophy is something we take for granted: moral universalism, or the idea that every human has equal moral worth. In What We Owe the Future, Oxford philosopher William MacAskill demands that we go a stepfurther, arguing that people not only have equal moral worth no matter where or how they live, but also no matter when they live. This idea has implications beyond the obvious (climate change) - including literally making sure that there are people in thefuture: It's not unusual to hear someone way, "Oh, I could never bring a child into this world." MacAskill argues that the sentiment itself may well be immoral: we have a responsibility not just to consider whether the world of the future will be suitable for supporting humans, but to act to make sure there are humans in it. And while it may seem that the destructive capacity of modern industrial technology means that we ought to eschew it as much as possible, MacAskill argues for optimism in our abilityto (eventually) get technology right, for the future's benefit, and ours. Where Hans Rosling's Factfulness and Rutger Bregman's Utopia for Realists gave us reasons for hope and action in the present, What We Owe the Future is a compelling and accessibleargument for why solving our problems demands that we worry about the future. And ultimately it provides an answer to the most important question we humans face: can we not just endure, but thrive?"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Altruism. 650 0 $a Civilization, Modern $x Forecasting. 650 0 $a Future, The. 650 0 $a Human beings $x Forecasting. 650 0 $a Human beings $x Extinction. 941 $a 29 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207014959.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206011230.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025717.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20230902015124.0 952 $l GPPC641 $d 20230829011341.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230822011208.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230708011226.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015059.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20230427010647.0 952 $l TWPC862 $d 20230330010848.0 952 $l CIPB482 $d 20230325010055.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20230218010224.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20230214011319.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210024918.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20230121010251.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20230103012809.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20221208010355.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20221104010553.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20221102014346.0 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20221102014014.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20221102013220.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20221025013005.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20221022011741.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20221011010120.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20221005014617.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20221005010708.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20221005010340.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20221004021642.0 952 $l YAPC771 $d 20221004020852.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC14339E1D2811EDA31652FF20ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search