#26 – Thomas Moynihan on the History of Existential Risk
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Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences and effective altruism. In this episode we talk to Thomas Moynihan about how people came to appreciate that there is such a class of risks in the first place. Tom's thought is that recognising that we are capable of going extinct as a species is a kind of hallmark of modernity. It's like a sign of maturity.
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