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The Philosophy of Survival

In: Managing High-Stakes Risk

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  • Mark Jablonowski

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This book is about facing threats that we know little about, and yet can have enormous consequences. We face uncertain, random events every day. The critical distinction we make here is between the more mundane, day-to-day risks and those that affect our very survival. The focus on catastrophic, or what we might generally call high-stakes risks, brings an existential character to an otherwise technical discussion. We emphasize this existential character because it affects not only the methods of risk management, but also how we view its goals. In this first chapter, we identify issues in the philosophy of existence (our own and that of other sentient beings that we depend on), including the idea of purpose and our ability to know that purpose.

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  • Mark Jablonowski, 2009. "The Philosophy of Survival," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Managing High-Stakes Risk, chapter 1, pages 1-22, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-25120-5_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230251205_1
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