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Nobody owns the moon : the ethics of space exploitation / Tony Milligan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, (c)2015.Description: vii, 188 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786472659
LOC classification:
  • BJ60 .N636 2015
  • BJ60
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Contents:
The ethics of world-changing -- Tourists and enthusiasts -- Space ethics as dilemmatic -- The duty to extend human life -- Space skepticism -- Mining off-world -- Planetary protection -- All the small things -- Generation ships -- Seeding other worlds -- Our earthliness.
Subject: "Space exploration and off-world commercial activity engage both skeptics and its enthusiasts. What does seem clear, however, is that such activity has increased and is set to expand further during the present century. This book explores some of the emerging ethical issues of the space frontier and evaluates the prospects for the medium-range future"--
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Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction BJ60.M55 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 31923001759022

Includes bibliographies and index.

Is terraforming possible? -- The ethics of world-changing -- Tourists and enthusiasts -- Space ethics as dilemmatic -- The duty to extend human life -- Space skepticism -- Mining off-world -- Planetary protection -- All the small things -- Generation ships -- Seeding other worlds -- Our earthliness.

"Space exploration and off-world commercial activity engage both skeptics and its enthusiasts. What does seem clear, however, is that such activity has increased and is set to expand further during the present century. This book explores some of the emerging ethical issues of the space frontier and evaluates the prospects for the medium-range future"--

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