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What we owe the future

Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in MacAskill, William
Verfasser*innenangabe: William MacAskill
Jahr: 2022
Mediengruppe: Buch
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"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 step further, 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 the future: 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 ability to (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 accessible argument 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?"--
 
Table of Contents
PART I THE LONG VIEW
Introduction
3 (6)
Chapter 1 The Case for Longtermism
9 (20)
Chapter 2 You Can Shape the Course of History
29 (18)
PART II TRAJECTORY CHANGES
Chapter 3 Moral Change
47 (28)
Chapter 4 Value Lock-In
75 (30)
PART III SAFEGUARDING CIVILISATION
Chapter 5 Extinction
105 (16)
Chapter 6 Collapse
121 (22)
Chapter 7 Stagnation
143 (24)
PART IV ASSESSING THE END OF THE WORLD
Chapter 8 Is It Good to Make Happy People?
167 (24)
Chapter 9 Will the Future Be Good or Bad?
191 (32)
PART V TAKING ACTION
Chapter 10 What to Do
223 (30)
Acknowledgements
247 (6)
Appendices
1 Further Resources
253 (1)
2 Terminology
253 (1)
3 The SPC Framework
254 (3)
4 Objections to Longtermism
257 (6)
Figure Credits and Data Sources 263 (2)
Notes 265 (52)
Index

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Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in MacAskill, William
Verfasser*innenangabe: William MacAskill
Jahr: 2022
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ISBN: 978-1-5416-1862-6
2. ISBN: 1-5416-1862-9
Beschreibung: First edition, vii, 335 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme
Schlagwörter: Altruism, Civilization, Modern / Forecasting, Future, The, Human beings / Extinction, Human beings / Forecasting, Entscheidungsfindung, Ethik, Philosophische Anthropologie, Wertphilosophie, Zukunft, Anthropologie / Philosophie, Axiologie, Ethische Theorie, Moral / Theorie, Moralphilosophie, Philosophische Ethik, Sittenlehre, Wertlehre <Philosophie>, Werttheorie <Philosophie>, Zukunftsentwicklung, Zukunftsvorstellung
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Sprache: Englisch
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