Alucidandinspiringconsiderationofthechallengesweandourworldnowface,andaproposalforawaytoavoiddisaster.’Amustread’GordonBrown’Atrulyexcellentbook’SirDavidKingThethreebiggestchallengesfacingtheworldtoday,inA.C.Grayling’sview,areclimatechange,technologyandjustice.Inhistimelynewbook,heasks:canhumanbeingsagreeonasetofvaluesthatwillallowustoconfrontthenumerousthreatsfacingtheplanet,orwillwesimplycontinuewithourdisagreementsandantipathiesaswecollectivelyapproachourpossibleextinction?Aseverydaybringsnewstoriesaboutextremeweatherevents,spyware,lethalautonomousweaponssystems,andthehealthimbalancebetweenthenorthernandsouthernhemispheres,Grayling’squestion-IsGlobalAgreementonGlobalChallengesPossible?-becomesevermoreurgent.Thesolutionheproposesisbothpragmaticandinspiring.
