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100 1  MacAskill, William,|d1987-|eauthor. 
245 10 What we owe the future /|cWilliam MacAskill. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBasic Books,|c2022. 
300    vii, 335 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-315) and 
       index. 
520    "One of the most stunning achievements of moral philosophy
       is something we take for granted: moral universalism, or 
       the idea that every human has equal moral worth. In What 
       We Owe the Future, Oxford philosopher William MacAskill 
       demands that we go a step further, arguing that people not
       only have equal moral worth no matter where or how they 
       live, but also no matter when they live. This idea has 
       implications beyond the obvious (climate change) - 
       including literally making sure that there are people in 
       the future: It's not unusual to hear someone way, "Oh, I 
       could never bring a child into this world." MacAskill 
       argues that the sentiment itself may well be immoral: we 
       have a responsibility not just to consider whether the 
       world of the future will be suitable for supporting humans,
       but to act to make sure there are humans in it. And while 
       it may seem that the destructive capacity of modern 
       industrial technology means that we ought to eschew it as 
       much as possible, MacAskill argues for optimism in our 
       ability to (eventually) get technology right, for the 
       future's benefit, and ours. Where Hans Rosling's 
       Factfulness and Rutger Bregman's Utopia for Realists gave 
       us reasons for hope and action in the present, What We Owe
       the Future is a compelling and accessible argument for why
       solving our problems demands that we worry about the 
       future. And ultimately it provides an answer to the most 
       important question we humans face: can we not just endure,
       but thrive?"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Altruism. 
650  0 Civilization, Modern|xForecasting. 
650  0 Future, The. 
650  0 Human beings|xForecasting. 
650  0 Human beings|xExtinction.