The Black Hole Challenge: Precaution, Existential Risks and the Problem of Knowledge Gaps

Ethics, Policy and Environment 22 (1):49-60 (2019)
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So-called ‘existential risks’ present virtually unlimited reasons for probing them and responses to them further. The ensuing normative pull to respond to such risks thus seems to present us with r...

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10.1080/21550085.2019.1581415

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