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Existential risk and existential hope: definitions

Abstract:: We look at the strengths and weaknesses of two existing definitions of existential risk, and suggest a new definition based on expected value. This leads to a parallel concept: ‘existential hope’, the chance of something extremely good happening.

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Cotton-Barratt, O., & Ord, T. (2015). Existential risk and existential hope: definitions. Future of Humanity Institute.

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Cotton-Barratt, O., and T. Ord. Existential Risk and Existential Hope: Definitions. Future of Humanity Institute, 2015.

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Cotton-Barratt, O, and T Ord. 2015. “Existential Risk and Existential Hope: Definitions.” Future of Humanity Institute.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Philosophy Faculty
Role:: Author

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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Philosophy Faculty
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Future of Humanity Institute
Place of publication:: Oxford
Publication date:: 2015-01-01

Language:: English
Keywords:: existential risk

existential hope
Pubs id:: 1774512
Local pid:: pubs:1774512
Deposit date:: 2024-03-07

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