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1. onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › pdfThe Doomsday Argument - Science Fiction and Philosophy ...

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   Jan 8, 2016 · This chapter provides a brief version of the mathematician Brandon Carter's “doomsday argument”, a probabilistic argument that attempts to predict the future lifetime of the human race given an estimate of the total number of humans born thus far.

   • Author: John Leslie

   • Publish Year: 1992

2. core.ac.uk › download › pdfThe doomsday theme in science fiction a critical survey of ...

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   The doomsday theme in science fiction a critical survey of the literature. Mark A. Carter. University of Windsor. Follow this and additional works at:http://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd. This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of University of Windsor students from 1954 forward.

3. ir.ua.edu › bitstream › handleVISIONS OF AFTER THE END: A HISTORY AND THEORY

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   only from apocalyptic and futuristic texts but also from the broader science-fiction genre. By so doing, the term “post-apocalyptic” will be given greater critical and generic utility to describe a group of texts that have specific, common themes and concerns. Further, distinguishing post-

4. www.researchgate.net › publication › 322273647(PDF) Dystopia, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalypse - ResearchGate

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   Jan 5, 2015 · This is most apparent in studies of science fiction novels, where definitions have been bound up with efforts to valorise popular works previously thought of as unworthy or frivolous.

5. journals.aom.org › doi › 10Doomsday Scenarios (or the Black Swan Excuse for ...

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   Nov 30, 2020 · Unlike science fiction writers, researchers have tended to avoid taking these things too seriously, until 2020—the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A commonly used term to describe 2020 has been black swan. Mention black swan and most people think of unanticipated events with significant and widespread consequences. The idea behind this ...

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6. www.jstor.org › stable › pdfDonald Watson Doomsday-And Beyond - JSTOR

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   In these pages, he manages to convey best the philosophical questions inherent in the imagining of a literal public endtime, both as an interpretation of public values, often its cause, and as a response, usually the manifestation or creation of alternate values.

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   What is a doomsday scenario?

   • Since then Hollywood and environmental activists have portrayed doomsday scenarios as the consequences of global warming, resource overuse, overpopulation, nuclear conflict, pandemics, and various combinations of man- and nature-made disasters.

   Doomsday Scenarios (or the Black Swan Excuse for Unpreparedness)

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   What is Brandon Carter's 'Doomsday argument'?

   • If you have previously obtained access with your personal account, please log in. This chapter provides a brief version of the mathematician Brandon Carter's “doomsday argument”, a probabilistic argument that attempts to predict the future lifetime of the human race given an estimate of the total number of humans born thus far.

   The Doomsday Argument - Science Fiction and Philosophy - Wiley Online

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   Are decision makers prepared for a doomsday scenario?

   • In fact, we argue that even though doomsday scenarios are high probability, for a variety of reasons—including cognitive myopia, political exigency, and emotional insensitivity—decision makers are often underprepared or unprepared to respond.

   Doomsday Scenarios (or the Black Swan Excuse for Unpreparedness)

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   Why did the apocalyptic era loom on the horizon?

   • humankind as the cause of its own destruction. Particularly in America, with protests against faith in government leaders. Changing times brought new possible causes of the end, and there remained a sense that the end was still near. The post-apocalyptic texts of this period reflect the which continued to loom on the horizon.

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   Do disaster films appeal to the apocalyptic imagination?

   • This renaissance of disaster films appeals to the apocalyptic imagination not only by triumph over catastrophe. apocalyptic imagination. The evolution of the post-apocalyptic genre over time has led to many century, it did so in this multiplicity of forms. Some texts reflect a post-apocalyptic loss of faith

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   What is a good book about dystopia?

   • ther projects. This volume clearly presents a useful introduction to the field of dystopi- both within and without academia and classrooms. Baccolini, Raffaella & Tom Moylan (eds.). 2003. Dark Horizons: Science Fiction and the Dystopian Imagination. New York/London: Routledge. McKee Charnas. Berger, James. 1999.

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8. aakj.journals.ekb.eg › article_212037_5039bd4142afThe Literary Conventions of Apocalyptic Science Fiction

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   science fiction writers is the end of the world; a theme which they conveyed under a collection of subthemes such as catastrophe, survival, apocalypse, post-apocalypse, and dystopia.