Avoiding the Worst: How to Prevent a Moral Catastrophe

Written by Tobias Baumann

Narrated by Adrian Nelson

How can we avoid worst-case scenarios?

From Nineteen Eighty-Four to Black Mirror, we are all familiar with the tropes of dystopian science fiction. But what if worst-case scenarios could actually become reality? And what if we could do something now to put the world on a better path?

In Avoiding the Worst, Tobias Baumann lays out the concept of risks of future suffering (s-risks). With a focus on s-risks that are both realistic and avoidable, he argues that we have strong reasons to consider their reduction a top priority. Finally, he turns to the question of what we can do to help steer the world away from s-risks and towards a brighter future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Center for Reducing Suffering
• Release date: Apr 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9798368993447