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Three ways to think about the sixth mass extinction

2015-12-01

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A preponderance of evidence suggests humanity is causing a mass extinction event: the sixth mass extinction since the rise of complex life on Earth. This paper takes this empirical conclusion as given and asks a philosophical question: what is the meaning of the sixth mass extinction? How should we think about it, what should we do about it, and what does it tell us about humanity and our place in the world? Conse...

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Literature Corpus work: 97836757-3309-5c35-b7e6-dabfabaf25e8
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.10.017

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