| Description |
1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Anticipation and Futures Series |
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Routledge Research in Anticipation and Futures Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Outer Space and Humanity: History, Concepts, and Themes of a New Philosophical Frontier -- 2. A Memorial with No Observers: Carl Sagan's Golden Record -- 3. Earth and the Ontology of Planets -- 4. Signs of Life: The Epistemology of Indirect Sensing -- 5. Alien Ways of Knowing and Being: Speculations from the Lives of Earthly Non-Human Animals -- 6. Thought Experiments and the (Fictional) Exploration of Outer Space |
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7. Conspiracy Theories about Space: Are They Epistemically Special? -- 8. Sustainability and Humanity's Future in Space: A Conceptual Exploration -- 9. "Improving" Outer Space -- 10. Unearthing Global Justice: From Space to Inter-Planetary Ethics -- 11. Space Adaptation: How Life Can Be Shaped by Space Travel -- 12. The Ethical Considerations of Pantropy in the Colonization of Mars -- 13. Faking Biosphere -- 14. In Space There Is No Status Quo: Space Communities as Social Experimentation Regarding Reproduction and Kinship -- 15. Longtermism, Space Colonization, and Human Consciousness -- Index |
| Summary |
This volume provides a rigorous philosophical investigation of the rationales, challenges, and promises of the coming Space Age. It will be a fascinating philosophical and ethical exploration for academics, researchers and students interested in philosophy, space studies, science and technology studies, future studies, and sustainability |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Astronautics and ethics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Di Paola, Marcello
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| ISBN |
9781040024096 |
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1040024092 |
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