Unfit for the Future

Unfit for the Future
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9780199653645
ISBN-13 : 019965364X
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Book Synopsis Unfit for the Future by : Ingmar Persson

Download or read book Unfit for the Future written by Ingmar Persson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Human nature and common-sense morality -- Liberal democracy -- Catastrophic misuses of science -- Responsibility for omissions -- the Tragedy of the commons -- the Tragedy of the environment and liberal democracy -- Authoritarianism and democracy -- Moral enhancement as a possible way out.


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