Human extinction : a history of the science and ethics of annihilation /: a history of the science and ethics of annihilation. (2023)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Human extinction : a history of the science and ethics of annihilation /: a history of the science and ethics of annihilation. (2023)
- Main Title:
- Human extinction : a history of the science and ethics of annihilation
- 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.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.782915
- Ingest File:
- 20_022.xml