What We Owe the Future
by William MacAskill
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“Don't miss this is provocative, important and highly original book. | This is a really important book. The core argument is that our single biggest moral obligation is to the countless billions of people we hope will be born in the future. They're invisible to us. They shouldn't be. They represent the future of consciousness.”
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Recommended by 11 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Elon Musk and Most Recommended Books.
An Oxford philosopher makes the case for “longtermism” — that positively influencing the longterm future is a key moral priority of our time.The fate of the world is in our hands. Humanity’s written history spans only five thousand years. Our yetunwritten future could last for millions more — or it could end tomorrow. Astonishing numbers of peopl...
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“Don't miss this is provocative, important and highly original book. | This is a really important book. The core argument is that our single biggest moral obligation is to the countless billions of people we hope will be born in the future. They're invisible to us. They shouldn't be. They represent the future of consciousness.”
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