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200 10$aCatastrophe$b[electronic resource] $erisk and response /$fRichard A. Posner
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Pres$d2004
215   $a1 online resource (333 p.)
225 1 $aOxford scholarship online
300   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aWhat are catastrophic risks, and how catastrophic are they? -- Why so little is being done about the catastrophic risks -- How to evaluate the catastrophic risks and the possible responses to them -- How to reduce the catastrophic risks.
330 8 $aCatastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks.
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606   $aEmergency management
606   $aDisasters
606   $aRisk assessment
606   $aTechnological innovations$xMoral and ethical aspects
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