What We Owe The Future - The Million-Year View (Paperback)

William MacAskill

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Humanity is in its infancy. Our future could last for millions of years – or it could end tomorrow. Astonishing numbers of people could lead lives of great happiness or unimaginable suffering, or never live at all, depending on what we choose to do today.

As we approach a critical juncture in our history, we can make profound moral decisions about how humanity’s course plays out. We can create positive change on behalf of future generations, to prevent the use of catastrophic weapons and maintain peace between the world’s great powers. We can improve our moral values, navigating the rise of AI and climate change more fairly for generations to come.

The challenges we face are enormous. But so is the influence we have. If we choose wisely, our distant descendants will look back on us fondly, knowing we did everything we could to give them a world that is beautiful and just.

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Imprint:	Oneworld Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	William MacAskill
Dimensions:	225 x 146 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	335
ISBN-13:	978-0-86154-482-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > Social forecasting, futurology Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-86154-482-X
Barcode:	9780861544820