Avoiding the Worst

Aaron Bergman

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11/03/2022

Avoiding the Worst

Full text with footnotes and figures: https://bit.ly/ATW_pdf Amazon: https://bit.ly/amazon_atw How can we avoid worst-case scenarios? From Nineteen Eighty-Four to Black Mirror, we are all familiar with the tropes of dystopian science fiction. But what if worst-case scenarios could actually become reality? And what if we could do something now to put the world on a better path? In Avoiding the Worst, Tobias Baumann lays out the concept of risks of future suffering (s-risks). With a focus on s-risks that are both realistic and avoidable, he argues that we have strong reasons to consider their reduction a top priority. Finally, he turns to the question of what we can do to help steer the world away from s-risks and towards a brighter future. “One of the most important, original, and disturbing books I have read. Tobias Baumann provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of s-risk reduction. Most importantly, he outlines sensible steps towards preventing future atrocities. Highly recommended.” — David Pearce, author of The Hedonistic Imperative and Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? “This book is a groundbreaking contribution on a topic that has been severely neglected to date. Tobias Baumann presents a powerful case for averting worst-case scenarios that could involve vast amounts of suffering. A much needed read for our time.” — Oscar Horta, co-founder of Animal Ethics and author of Making a Stand for Animals

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