03136nam a22005055i 4500 978-3-031-69118-8 DE-He213 20251030113244.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241025s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031691188 978-3-031-69118-8 10.1007/978-3-031-69118-8 doi HC79.E5 KCN bicssc BUS099000 bisacsh KCVG thema Seo, S. Niggol. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 86579 The Economics of Singularities of Science Elucidated with Buddhist Thoughts [electronic resource] / by S. Niggol Seo. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIX, 242 p. 22 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda This 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. Environmental economics. 57520 Economics History. 57572 Technological innovations. 59244 Environmental Economics. 57520 History of Economic Thought and Methodology. 71917 Economics of Innovation. 70986 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031691171 Printed edition: 9783031691195 Printed edition: 9783031691201 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69118-8 ZDB-2-ECF ZDB-2-SXEF 64475 64475