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What We Owe the Future

A Million-Year View

by William MacAskill · 2022 · 352 pages

Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Vitalik Buterin

Sam Harris

About This Book

The book explores the concept of longtermism, arguing that positively influencing the distant future is a key moral priority. MacAskill discusses potential existential risks like engineered pandemics and artificial intelligence, and suggests ways current generations can ensure human civilization's long-term survival and flourishing.

Book Details

Published

2022

Pages

352

Language

en

ISBN

9781541618626

Audiobook Available

8h 55m
Narrated by William MacAskill

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