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ISBN-10 :  1040024126 

ISBN-13 :  9781040024126

Author:  Mirko Daniel Garasic, Marcello Di Paola 

This volume provides a rigorous philosophical investigation of the rationales, challenges, and promises of the coming Space Age. Over the past decade, space exploration has made significant and accelerating progress, and its potential has attracted growing attention from science, states, businesses, innovators, as well as the media and society more generally. Yet philosophical theorizing concerning the premises, values, meanings, and impacts of space exploration is still in its infancy, and this potentially immense field of study is far from mainstream yet. This book advances outer space philosophy by integrating key scientific and societal debates sparked by recent developments in space research and activities with conceptual, existential, ethical, aesthetic, and political themes and concerns. It maps various regions of philosophical exploration, reflection, and speculation regarding humanity’s present and future emanations into outer space, to promote a broad, rich, and nuanced societal debate regarding this transformative enterprise, which is as stimulating as it can be disorienting. This book will be a fascinating read for academics, researchers, and students interested in philosophy, space studies, science and technology studies, future studies, and sustainability.

Philosophy Of Outer Space: Explorations, Controversies, Speculations 1st Table of contents:

1. Outer Space and Humanity: History, Concepts, and Themes of a New Philosophical Frontier
Contemplation and Execution
Our Place under the Stars
The New Space Age
All Eyes on Mars
Some Reasons for Human Emanation into Outer Space
Transforming Humanity
Overview of the Book
Outer Space and Humanity: Paving the Way for Further Investigations
References
2. A Memorial with No Observers: Carl Sagan’s Golden Record
A Realistic Phantasy
Expanding Frontiers
Sending a Message
Leaving a Mark
Searching for Meaning
Conclusion
Bibliography
3. Earth and the Ontology of Planets
Introduction
A Unique Feature of Planet Earth: The Disaster of Climate Change as Access to Earth and World
The Ontology of Planet Earth3
a) The Principle of Conativity as Characteristic of the Ontology of Planet Earth
b) The Pre-Individual Generative Capacity as Characteristic of the Ontology of Planet Earth
c) The Responsive Conativity of a Subset of Conative Material Entities as Characteristic of the Ontology of Planet Earth
The Ontology of Planets
Conclusions
Funding Information
References
4. Signs of Life: The Epistemology of Indirect Sensing
Introduction
A Semiotic and Epistemological Problem
Case 1: Fossils or Pseudofossils?
Case 2: Indices of Biotic or Abiotic Processes?
Conclusion
References
5. Alien Ways of Knowing and Being: Speculations from the Lives of Earthly Non-Human Animals
Introduction
The World According to Non-Human Animals
Into Outer Space
Conclusion
References
6. Thought Experiments and the (Fictional) Exploration of Outer Space
Introduction
Science Fiction and the Exploration of the Outer Space
Thought Experiments and Science Fiction
What Thought Experiments Are Elicited by Science Fiction Works that Stage the Exploration of Outer Space?
References
7. Conspiracy Theories about Space: Are They Epistemically Special?
Introduction
Conspiracy Theories about Space
Are CTSs Exceptionally Poor Theories?
CTSs and Testimonial Knowledge
Concluding Remarks
References
8. Sustainability and Humanity’s Future in Space: A Conceptual Exploration
Introduction
Substituting Terrestrial Capital with Extraterrestrial Capital
Unlimited Growth beyond Earth?
Outer Space and Future Generations
Conclusions
References
9. “Improving” Outer Space
Environmental Quality from a Distance
Humans as Agents of Environmental Harm
The Possibility of Human Irrelevance
“Pure” Human-Led Environmental Improvements in Space
Net-Beneficial Human-Led Environmental Improvements
Looking Back Towards Earth
Objections, Counterarguments, and Opportunities for Further Specification
Conclusion
References
10. Unearthing Global Justice: From Space to Inter-Planetary Ethics
Introduction
Space Exploration and Earthly Injustice
Aspiring to Redistribution
Distribution of Benefits and Burdens
The ‘Global Commons’
The Global Commons as an ‘Enabling Concept’
The Global Commons as a ‘Constraining Concept’
The All-Seeing Eye
Knowledge and Combating Injustice
Accountability and Reparations
Conclusion: Inter-Planetary Ethics
References
11. Space Adaptation: How Life Can Be Shaped by Space Travel
Introduction
Homeostasis
Single Cell Organisms and Multicellular Organisms
Free Evolutionary Energy: How the Environment May Push the Adaptation
Space – the Challenges
Muscles
Bones
Eyes
Heart
Brain
Sleep
Radiation
Thermoregulation
Two Kinds of Changes in Space: Adaptative and Reactive
Can Life Continue in Space?
Space Life Science within the Frame of the Vulnerable World Hypothesis
Conclusion
References
12. The Ethical Considerations of Pantropy in the Colonization of Mars
Introduction
The Environmental Hazards of Mars
Pantropy
Radiation
Low Atmospheric Pressure
High CO2 Concentrations
Low Temperature
The Ethics of Pantropy
Medical Risks
Prenatal Autonomy
Do Martians Matter?
Transitional Settlers
An Outlandish Idea?
Conclusions
References
13. Faking Biosphere
Introduction
Terraforming Mars
(Un)naturalness in Environmental Ethics
The Unnaturalness of Terraformed Mars
History-Based (Un)naturalness
Property-Based (Un)naturalness
Relation-Based (Un)naturalness
Is an Unnatural Biosphere Any Less Valuable?
Conclusion
References
14. In Space There Is No Status Quo: Space Communities as Social Experimentation Regarding Reproduction and Kinship
Introduction
Sourcing Gametes and the Role of Biogenetic Relationships
Genetic Engineering of Offspring for Adaptation to Space
Gestating the Offspring of the Space Settlement
Social Parenting in the Off-World Setting
Further Considerations
Conclusion
References
15. Longtermism, Space Colonization, and Human Consciousness
What Is Longtermism?
Overview of the Argument
The Digital World
Beyond the Event Horizon
Digital Consciousness

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