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Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Foreword

      5  Preface

      6  1 Astrobioethics: Epistemological, Astrotheological, and Interplanetary Issues 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Epistemological Issue 1.3 Astrotheological Issue 1.4 Interplanetary Issue 1.5 Conclusions References

      7  2 Astroethics for Earthlings: Our Responsibility to the Galactic Commons 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Laying the Foundation for an Astroethics of Responsibility 2.3 Astroethical Quandaries Arising Within the Solar Neighborhood 2.4 Levels of Intelligence in the Milky Way Metropolis 2.5 Conclusion References

      8  3 Moral Philosophy for a Second Genesis 3.1 Moral Philosophy on Earth and Elsewhere 3.2 Identifying the Lack of Ethical Substance in Science Communication 3.3 Going from Astrobiology to Astrobioethics: A Big Step for Science and Humanism 3.4 Would There Be New Ethical Principles if There Were a Second Genesis? 3.5 Astrobioethics is Subject to Constraints on Chance 3.6 How Are We Going to Treat Non-Human Life Away from the Earth? 3.7 Ethical Principles in Early Proposals for the Search for Non-Human Life in the Solar System 3.8 Conclusion Glossary References

      9  4 Who Goes There? When Astrobiology Challenges Humans 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Copernican Revolution 4.3 Religious Reactions to the Copernican Revolution 4.4 Astrobiology and Speculation 4.5 Heretics 4.6 The Many Worlds Hypothesis 4.7 Desecration of Planets Beyond Earth 4.8 The Precautionary Principle 4.9 The Sacred Beyond Earth 4.10 Who Goes There? 4.11 Conclusion: The Astrobiological Apocalypse Further Readings

      10  5 Social and Ethical Currents in Astrobiological Debates 5.1 Introductory Musings 5.2 Uncertainty Opens the Door 5.3 Time Frames 5.4 Conceptual Frames 5.5 Complications, Connections, and CYA 5.6 A Concluding Thought References

      11  6 The Ethics of Biocontamination 6.1 The Beresheet Tardigrades 6.2 Our Conflicting Intuitions 6.3 The Intelligibility of Microbial Value 6.4 Contamination and Discovery 6.5 Conclusion References

      12  7 Astrobiology Education: Inspiring Diverse Audiences with the Search for Life in the Universe 7.1 The State of Astrobiology 7.2 Astrobiology as a Profession 7.3 Graduate Programs 7.4 Undergraduate Programs 7.5 Conferences and Schools 7.6 Courses for Non-Science Majors 7.7 Massive Open Online Classes 7.8 Teaching Materials and Books References

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