02949nam 2200517 450 991055275940332120231110234224.01-4529-6658-31-4529-6699-0(CKB)4940000000613357(OCoLC)1272992553(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97552(MiAaPQ)EBC6733298(Au-PeEL)EBL6733298(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89054(EXLCZ)99494000000061335720220623d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCalamity theory three critiques of existential risk /Joshua Schuster, Derek WoodsUniversity of Minnesota Press2021Minneapolis ;London :University of Minnesota Press,[2021]1 online resource (1 online resource 137 p..)Forerunners: Ideas FirstWhat are the implications of how we talk about apocalypse? A new philosophical field has emerged. “Existential risk” studies any real or hypothetical human extinction event in the near or distant future. This movement examines catastrophes ranging from runaway global warming to nuclear warfare to malevolent artificial intelligence, deploying a curious mix of utilitarian ethics, statistical risk analysis, and, controversially, a transhuman advocacy that would aim to supersede almost all extinction scenarios. The proponents of existential risk thinking, led by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, have seen their work gain immense popularity, attracting endorsement from Bill Gates and Elon Musk, millions of dollars, and millions of views. Calamity Theory is the first book to examine the rise of this thinking and its failures to acknowledge the ways some communities and lifeways are more at risk than others and what it implies about human extinction.Forerunners: Ideas First is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital publications. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.Forerunners: Ideas First DisastersHuman beingsExtinctionRisk assessmentHistory of philosophy, philosophical traditionsDisasters.Human beingsExtinction.Risk assessment.904Schuster Joshua1159989Woods DerekMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910552759403321Calamity Theory2803860UNINA