Human extinction : a history of the science and ethics of annihilation /: a history of the science and ethics of annihilation. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Émile P. Torres.
• Authors: Torres, Émile P
• Contents: 1. An Apocalypse Without Kingdom Part 1: Existential Moods 2. Beginnings of "The End" 3. ‘Till Entropy Death Do Us Part 4. The Invention of Omnicide 5. Mother Nature Wants to Kill Us 6. The Perfection of Evil Part 2: Existential Ethics 7. What Is Human Extinction? 8. Early Ruminations 9. Ethical Innovations of the Postwar Era 10. Astronomical Value and the Harm of Existence 11. Recent Developments 12. Looking Forward to the Future
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (616 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 576.84; Human beings -- Extinction -- Research -- History; Human ecology -- Research -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000904055; 9781000904024
• Related ISBNs: 9781032159065
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.