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The end of the world
the science and ethics of human extinction
By Leslie, John H.
- ISBN
- 978-0-41514-043-0
- Publisher
- London ; Routledge, 1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1996
Will the human race become extinct fairly shortly? Have the dangers been underestimated, and ought we to care? In seeking to answer these questions, Leslie (Universes, Routledge, 1990) examines many "doom soon" scenarios but specifically centers on mathematician Brandon Carter's "Doomsday Argument," which applies bayesian reasoning...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
