02781nam a22004215i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001200153072001600165072002300181072001600204100007700220245012400297250001800421264007900439300006400518336002600582337002600608338003600634347002400670520126000694650002901954650002401983650003102007650002902038650004902067650002902116710003402145773002602179776003602205776003602241776003602277856004602313978-3-031-69118-8DE-He21320251030113244.0cr nn 008mamaa241025s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316911887 a10.1007/978-3-031-69118-82doi 4aHC79.E5 7aKCN2bicssc 7aBUS0990002bisacsh 7aKCVG2thema1 aSeo, S. Niggol.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut14aThe Economics of Singularities of Science Elucidated with Buddhist Thoughtsh[electronic resource] /cby S. Niggol Seo.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXIX, 242 p. 22 illus., 4 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda  aThis book analyses the unprecedented economic and social challenges to human civilization from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy. It reviews singularities in a broad range of scientific experiments, including the theory of relativity, quantum physics, artificial intelligence, mRNA virology, stem cell biology, and neuroscience to evaluate catastrophic risks posed to the present global economic and environmental order. Through placing these discussions within the context of Buddhist philosophy, an alternative to traditional economic and science ideas is presented. The power of technological progress and associate risks is highlighted as a way of looking into and creating a more sustainable future. This book provides a fresh interpretation of fat-tail economics that draws ideas from the basic sciences. The book will be of much value to students and researchers who are keen to environmental economics, planetwide catastrophes, and Buddhist philosophy. S. Niggol Seo is an economist whose research focuses on global warming and global public goods. He has previously worked on various projects with the World Bank on climate change in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and has held Professor positions in the UK, Spain, and Australia from 2006. 0aEnvironmental economics. 0aEconomicsxHistory. 0aTechnological innovations.14aEnvironmental Economics.24aHistory of Economic Thought and Methodology.24aEconomics of Innovation.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303169117108iPrinted edition:z978303169119508iPrinted edition:z978303169120140uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69118-8