LEADER 02949nam 2200517 450 001 9910552759403321 005 20231110234224.0 010 $a1-4529-6658-3 010 $a1-4529-6699-0 035 $a(CKB)4940000000613357 035 $a(OCoLC)1272992553 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97552 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6733298 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6733298 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89054 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000613357 100 $a20220623d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCalamity theory $ethree critiques of existential risk /$fJoshua Schuster, Derek Woods 210 $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$d2021 210 1$aMinneapolis ;$aLondon :$cUniversity of Minnesota Press,$d[2021] 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource 137 p..) 225 0 $aForerunners: Ideas First 330 $aWhat are the implications of how we talk about apocalypse? A new philosophical field has emerged. ?Existential risk? studies any real or hypothetical human extinction event in the near or distant future. This movement examines catastrophes ranging from runaway global warming to nuclear warfare to malevolent artificial intelligence, deploying a curious mix of utilitarian ethics, statistical risk analysis, and, controversially, a transhuman advocacy that would aim to supersede almost all extinction scenarios. The proponents of existential risk thinking, led by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, have seen their work gain immense popularity, attracting endorsement from Bill Gates and Elon Musk, millions of dollars, and millions of views. Calamity Theory is the first book to examine the rise of this thinking and its failures to acknowledge the ways some communities and lifeways are more at risk than others and what it implies about human extinction.Forerunners: Ideas First is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital publications. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship. 410 0$aForerunners: Ideas First 606 $aDisasters 606 $aHuman beings$xExtinction 606 $aRisk assessment 610 $aHistory of philosophy, philosophical traditions 615 0$aDisasters. 615 0$aHuman beings$xExtinction. 615 0$aRisk assessment. 676 $a904 700 $aSchuster$b Joshua$01159989 702 $aWoods$b Derek 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910552759403321 996 $aCalamity Theory$92803860 997 $aUNINA