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This book explores some of the ethical issues of the emerging space frontier and evaluates the prospects for the medium-range future: Can terraforming of other worlds succeed? Would it be defensible? Should there be limits to mining in space? Do lifeless planets have an integrity that ought to be respected? Could indigenous microbacteria have intrinsic value? Do we have a duty to extend human life?
The ethics of sending generation ships on interstellar journeys and the risks associated with seeding other worlds with rudimentary forms of life are also discussed. As exploration is as much about humanity as it is about space, the book concludes with a study of the connection between the sharing of a home planet and membership of a single moral community.
This book explores some of the ethical issues of the emerging space frontier and evaluates the prospects for the medium-range future: Can terraforming of other worlds succeed? Would it be defensible? Should there be limits to mining in space? Do lifeless planets have an integrity that ought to be respected? Could indigenous microbacteria have intrinsic value? Do we have a duty to extend human life?
The ethics of sending generation ships on interstellar journeys and the risks associated with seeding other worlds with rudimentary forms of life are also discussed. As exploration is as much about humanity as it is about space, the book concludes with a study of the connection between the sharing of a home planet and membership of a single moral community.
Acknowledgments ¿vi
Introduction ¿1
One.¿Is Terraforming Possible? ¿7
Two.¿The Ethics of World-Changing ¿16
Three.¿Tourists and Enthusiasts ¿33
Four.¿Space Ethics as Dilemmatic ¿49
Five.¿The Duty to Extend Human Life ¿60
Six.¿Space Skepticism ¿77
Seven.¿Mining Off-World ¿90
Eight.¿Planetary Protection ¿101
Nine.¿All the Small Things ¿116
Ten.¿Generation Ships ¿134
Eleven.¿Seeding Other Worlds ¿152
Twelve.¿Our Earthliness ¿165
Chapter Notes ¿179
Bibliography ¿183
Index ¿187
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Importe, Technik allg. |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780786472659 |
| ISBN-10: | 0786472650 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Milligan, Tony |
| Hersteller: | McFarland |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 11 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Tony Milligan |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.01.2015 |
| Gewicht: | 0,295 kg |
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