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Author : Toby Ord
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-03-24
The Precipice written by Toby Ord and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with Philosophy categories.
This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years - enough time to end disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With the advent of nuclear weapons, humanity entered a new age, where we face existential catastrophes - those from which we could never come back. Since then, these dangers have only multiplied, from climate change to engineered pathogens and artificial intelligence. If we do not act fast to reach a place of safety, it will soon be too late. Drawing on over a decade of research, The Precipice explores the cutting-edge science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points the way forward, to the actions and strategies that can safeguard humanity. An Oxford philosopher committed to putting ideas into action, Toby Ord has advised the US National Intelligence Council, the UK Prime Minister's Office, and the World Bank on the biggest questions facing humanity. In The Precipice, he offers a startling reassessment of human history, the future we are failing to protect, and the steps we must take to ensure that our generation is not the last. "A book that seems made for the present moment." —New Yorker
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Author : Toby Ord
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-05
The Precipice written by Toby Ord and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with History categories.
What existential threats does humanity face? And how can we secure our future? 'The Precipice is a powerful book . . . Ord's love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious' Spectator 'Ord's analysis of the science is exemplary . . . Thrillingly written' Sunday Times We live during the most important era of human history. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves – without developing the moral framework to ensure we won't. This is the Precipice, and how we respond to it will be the most crucial decision of our time. Oxford moral philosopher Toby Ord explores the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the potentially greater, more unfamiliar threats from engineered pandemics and advanced artificial intelligence. With clear and rigorous thinking, Ord calculates the various risk levels, and shows how our own time fits within the larger story of human history. We can say with certainty that the novel coronavirus does not pose such a risk. But could the next pandemic? And what can we do, in our present moment, to face the risks head on? A major work that brings together the disciplines of physics, biology, earth and computer science, history, anthropology, statistics, international relations, political science and moral philosophy, The Precipice is a call for a new understanding of our age: a major reorientation in the way we see the world, our history, and the role we play in it.
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Author : Elia Wilkinson Peattie
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-05
The Precipice written by Elia Wilkinson Peattie and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with Fiction categories.
"The Precipice" by Elia Wilkinson Peattie. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Author : Noam Chomsky
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-06-24
The Precipice written by Noam Chomsky and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with Political Science categories.
In this powerful collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky exposes the problems of our world today, as we stand in this period of monumental change, preparing for a more hopeful tomorrow. 'For the left, elections are a brief interlude in a life of real politics, a moment to ask whether it's worth taking time off to vote . . . Then back to work. The work will be to move forward to construct the better world that is within reach.' He sheds light into the phenomenon of right-wing populism, and exposes the catastrophic nature and impact of authoritarian policies on people, the environment and the planet as a whole. He captures the dynamics of the brutal class warfare launched by the masters of capital to maintain and even enhance the features of a dog-eat-dog society. And he celebrates the recent unprecedented mobilizations of millions of people internationally against neoliberal capitalism, racism and police violence. We stand at a precipice and we must fight to pull the world back from it.
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Author : Ivan Goncharov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-16
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At The Precipice
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Author : Shearer Davis Bowman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2010
At The Precipice written by Shearer Davis Bowman and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Bowman explores the different ways in which Americans, North and South, black and white, understood their interests, rights, and honor during the secession period. He examines the lives and thoughts of key figures and provides an especially vivid glimpse into what less famous men and women in both sections thought about themselves and the worlds in which they lived, and how their thoughts informed their actions during this time. Both sides glorified the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, yet they interpreted those sacred documents in markedly different ways and held very different notions of what constituted "American" values.
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Author : Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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Author : Camille Barr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-07-15
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The Precipice follows from my previous works, Behind the Facade and Rise. This work finds itself at the place in which the world now collectively holds its breath as we try to overcome the existential threats currently facing humanity. However, the threats of climate change and nuclear war have a common underlying cause: rising inequality. In this context, inequality is, at its core, the battle of people over profit. Extreme wealth is growing to become an unaccountable governing power (as money transforms into power) around the world and, as such, becomes a threat to the world. It's time to get political, for people to participate in the debate, to examine where we stand, and decide what kind of future world we want. In short, it is time for some deep reflection. These conversations help inform public opinion that, in turn, has the power to guide government policy. A government is nothing without the support of the people. There are some pressing issues to take another look at, such as the function of an economy. I believe its role is to civilise trade, but in order to do that, it must put people before profit; it is the only way to achieve a decent society. A society that can resist the shackles of minority rule can solve the core issue of inequality. Within a more equal world, the collective self-interest would shift to protecting life rather than exploiting it. For who would choose to be exploited if they had the power to choose? Humanity may be on the precipice, but a better world is possible. Feeling secure is the starting point: when we are secure, we are able to cultivate productivity and create beauty. This poetry collection confronts the world unapologetically as it is, an unequal world facing the ramifications of gross inequality. We have the resources to solve our problems. Will we address the core issue of our existential crisis, or will we continue the delusion of tinkering at the edges? A brief overview of the two books that set the groundwork for this collection. Behind the façade Actions flow through from me to you Connecting all paths, all walks of life No island escapes what the weather brings Brought together by a common thread Binding ever tighter Rise Not fit for purpose, a ruling class Capitalism rules with absolution People come second, earth a distant third The race is over, we all lost Change is on the way, one way or another
Power On The Precipice
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Author : Andrew Imbrie
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-08
Power On The Precipice written by Andrew Imbrie and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-08 with History categories.
An essential guide to renewing American leadership in a turbulent, polarized, and postdominant world Is America fated to decline as a great power? Can it recover? With absorbing insight and fresh perspective, foreign policy expert Andrew Imbrie provides a road map for bolstering American leadership in an era of turbulence abroad and deepening polarization at home. This is a book about choices: the tough policy trade-offs that political leaders need to make to reinvigorate American money, might, and clout. In the conventional telling, the United States is either destined for continued dominance or doomed to irreversible decline. Imbrie argues instead that the United States must adapt to changing global dynamics and compete more wisely. Drawing on the author’s own experience as an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as on interviews and comparative studies of the rise and fall of nations, this book offers a sharp look at American statecraft and the United States’ place in the world today.
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Author : Wilkinson Elia Peattie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-04-01
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