Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Smith, Kelly C.; Mariscal, Carlos

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How universal are our moral obligations? Should we attempt to communicate with life beyond our planet? What is "life"? Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology explores the most important questions related to the field of astrobiology, and the resulting book is the most comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach focused on the humanistic issues of the multidisciplinary science of astrobiology to date. Questions surrounding life on other planets have troubled humankind for centuries; this volume outlines the questions for the next decade of research in the field of astrobiology. Kelly C. Smith and Carlos Mariscal have assembled the top scholars from fields spanning history, communication, philosophy, law, and theology to consider the implications of life elsewhere. The perspectives supplied by this expansive group of contributors have never before been collected in book a book focused on astrobiology. This book sets a benchmark for future work in astrobiology, giving readers the groundwork from which to base the continuous scholarship coming from this ever-growing scientific field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190915667
• Artikelnr.: 59268327

Autorenporträt

Kelly C. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Biological Sciences and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Clemson University. He is also President of the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology. Carlos Mariscal is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and a faculty member of the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (EECB) and Integrative Neuroscience programs at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* To the Humanities and Beyond: Exploring the Broader Questions in
Astrobiology Kelly Smith and Carlos Mariscal
* Part I - Historical Background
* Astrobiology and Society: An Overview Steve Dick
* Hell Is Other Planets: Extraterrestrial Life in the Western
Theological Imagination Derek Malone-France
* Part II - What is Life?
* Three Lives and Astrobiology Lucas Mix
* Dimensions of Life Definitions Emily Parke
* Meaning of the Living State Cole Mathis
* Life as It Could Be Luis Campos
* Part III - Philosophical Issues in Astrobiology
* Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence? The Proper
Role of Sagan's Dictum in Astrobiology? Sean McMahon
* Re-thinking Conceptual Intelligence and the Astrobiology Debate
Jason J. Howard
* What are Extremophiles? A Philosophical Perspective Carlos Mariscal
and Tyler Brunet
* Part IV - Ethical Issues in Astrobiology
* Convergences in the Ethics of Space Exploration Brian Green
* Ethics and Extra-Terrestrials: What obligations will we have to
extra-terrestrial life? What obligations will it have to us? Adam
Potthast
* METI or REGRETTI: Ethics, Risk and Alien Contact Kelly C. Smith
* Part V - Social and Legal Issues in Astrobiology
* Earth, Life, Space: The social construction of the biosphere and the
expansion of the concept into outer space Linda Billings
* Myth-Free Space Advocacy Part IV: The Myth of Public Support for
Astrobiology Jim Schwartz
* Environmental Law and Space Exploration Christopher J. Newman