The end of the world : the science and ethics of human extinction / John Leslie.

Nuclear war, holes in the ozone layer, disease, genetic engineering, asteroids and supernovas - any of these may bring human history to an end. But are we in imminent danger of extinction? John Leslie assesses the risks facing the human race and concludes: yes, we probably are. Leslie pays particula...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Leslie, John, 1940-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:	End of the world (Astronomy) > Moral and ethical aspects. Extinction (Biology) Nature > Effect of human beings on. Disasters. Pollution.

Table of Contents:

Chapter INTRODUCTION The risk of extinction
chapter 1 WAR, POLLUTION, DISEASE
chapter 2 OTHER DANGERS
chapter 3 JUDGING THE RISKS
chapter 4 WHY ProfilONG HUMAN HISTORY?
chapter 5 THE DOOMSDAY ARGUMENT
chapter 6 TESTING THE ARGUMENT
chapter 7 PRISONER'S DILEMMA AND NUCLEAR REVENGE.

The end of the world : the science and ethics of human extinction / John Leslie.

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