Garasic M.D., Di Paola M. The Philosophy of Outer Space. Explorations, Controversies, Speculations

Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. — 221 p.Notes on Contributors
Outer Space and Humanity: History, Concepts, and Themes of a New Philosophical Frontier
A Memorial with No Observers: Carl Sagan’s Golden Record
Earth and the Ontology of Planets
Signs of Life: The Epistemology of Indirect Sensing
Alien Ways of Knowing and Being: Speculations from the Lives of Earthly Non-Human Animals
Thought Experiments and the (Fictional) Exploration of Outer Space
Conspiracy Theories about Space: Are They Epistemically Special?
Sustainability and Humanity’s Future in Space: A Conceptual Exploration
“Improving” Outer Space
Unearthing Global Justice: From Space to Inter-Planetary Ethics
Space Adaptation: How Life Can Be Shaped by Space Travel
The Ethical Considerations of Pantropy in the Colonization of Mars
Faking Biosphere
In Space There Is No Status Quo: Space Communities as Social Experimentation Regarding Reproduction and Kinship
Longtermism, Space Colonization, and Human Consciousness
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