The Precipice: ‘A Book That Seems Made For The Present Moment’ New Yorker

Name: The Precipice: 'A Book That Seems Made For The Present Moment' New Yorker
SKU: 9781526600219
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By (author) Toby Ord,

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ISBN: 9781526600219

Book Format: Hardback

Pages: 480

Dimensions: 15.3 × 23.4 cm

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Format Hardback | 480 pages
Dimensions 15.3 × 23.4 cm | 848
Publication Date 05 March 2020
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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Toby Ord

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Toby Ord is a moral philosopher focusing on the big picture questions facing humanity. Born in Australia, he is a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. He is the founder of Giving What We Can and co-founder of the Effective Altruism movement, which has raised more than a hundred million pounds for some of the world's most deserving causes. In 2020, alongs ide Shonda Rimes, Kanye West and JK Rowling, he was included on the Financial Times's 'the good list', which highlights the work of the world's ten most inspiring philanthropists. He has also advised DeepMind, the World Health Organisation, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the US National Intelligence Council and the UK Prime Minister's Office, among others. He lives in Oxford.

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