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999			_c22017 _d22017
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082			_a171.8 _bMAC
100			_aMacAskill, William
245			_aWhat we owe the future : _ba million-year view / _cWilliam MacAskill
260			_aLondon : _bOneworld Publications, _c2022.
300			_avii, 335 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
505			_aPart I. The Long View: The case for longtermism You can shape the course of history Part II. Trajectory Changes: Moral change Value lock-in Part III. Safeguarding Civilisation: Extinction Collapse Stagnation Part IV. Assessing the End of the World: Is it good to make happy people? Will the future be good or bad? Part V. Taking Action: What to do
520			_a"We are remarkably early in the story of human civilization. We are still five hundred million years away from the sterilization of the Earth by the Sun, and one hundred trillion years away from the dying of the last stars. Leaving a shard of broken glass on the ground may harm someone tomorrow or one hundred thousand years hence. Our duty of care to each of those individuals is the same. Positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority of our time. This is the idea fueling a burgeoning movement of longtermist thinkers: it explains why Elon Musk is trying to colonise Mars and why Jeff Bezos spent"--Publisher's description
650			_aFuture life Future _xMoral and ethical aspects
650			_aHuman beings _xForecasting
650			_aSocial prediction
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