Human extinction : a history of the science and ethics of annihilation / Émile P. Torres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torres, Émile P., author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human beings--Extinction--Research--History.

Human beings.

Human ecology--Research--History.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Émile P. Torres is a philosopher whose research focuses on existential threats to civilization and humanity. They have published widely in the popular press and scholarly journals, with articles appearing in the Washington Post, Aeon, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Metaphilosophy, Inquiry, Erkenntnis, and Futures.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed July 3rd, 2023).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Torres, Émile P. Human extinction

ISBN:

9781003246251

1003246257

9781000904024

1000904024

9781000904055

1000904059

Publisher Number:

99994334781

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.