What We Owe the Future

ISBN: 1541604032

Author: MacAskill, William

Condition: New

In this instant New York Times bestseller, a renowned philosopher puts forth the case for longtermismThe fate of the world - and the future - is in our hands. Now with a new foreword, What We Owe the Future argues for longtermism: that positively influencing the distant future is our times key moral priority. Its not enough to reverse climate change or avert a pandemic. We must ensure that civilization would rebound if it collapsed; counter the end of moral progress; and prepare for a planet where the smartest beings are digital.If we make wise choices now, our grandchildren will thrive, knowing we did everything we could to give them a world full of justice, hope and beauty.To take these ideas seriously is a truly radical endeavor - one with the power to change the world and even your life.-Ezra Klein, New York TimesAn intellectually thrilling exploration of moral philosophy and human history in the hands of a very skilled thinker and clear writer.-Kevin J. Delaney, The Charter