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Subject(s)

• Human beings—Extinction—Research—History [Browse]
• Human ecology—Research—History [Browse]

Series

Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine [More in this series]

Summary note

"This volume traces the origins and evolution of the idea of human extinction, from the ancient Presocratics through contemporary work on "existential risks." Although accessible enough to be read by undergraduates, Human Extinction contains new and thought-provoking research that will benefit even established academic philosophers and historians"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-526) and index.

Contents

• An apocalypse without kingdom
• Beginnings of "the end"
• 'Till entropy death do us part
• The invention of omnicide
• Mother nature wants to kill us
• The perfection of evil
• What is human extinction?
• Early ruminations
• Ethical innovations of the postwar era
• Astronomical value and the harm of existence
• Recent developments
• Looking forward to the future.

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ISBN

• 9781032159065 ((hardback))
• 1032159065 ((hardback))
• 9781032159089 ((paperback))
• 1032159081 ((paperback))

LCCN

2022061817

OCLC

1356890508

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