This volume traces the origins and evolution of the idea of human extinction, from the ancient Presocratics through contemporary work on "existential risks." Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. An Apocalypse Without Kingdom Part 1: Existential Moods 2. Beginnings of "The End" 3. 'Till Entropy Death Do Us Part 4. The Invention of Omnicide 5. Nature Wants to Kill Us 6. The Perfection of Evil Part 2: Existential Ethics 7. What Is Human Extinction? 8. Early Ruminations 9. Ethical Innovations of the Postwar Era 10. Astronomical Value and the Harm of Existence 11. Recent Developments 12. Looking Forward to the Future
