Astrobiology. Группа авторов

Genetics, Ethics, and Mars Colonization: A Special Case of Gene Editing and Population Forces in Space Settlement 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Population Forces and the Ethical Issues They Raise 8.3 Ethical Issues Implied by Population Forces and Genome Modification 8.4 Case Types for Off-World Population Change and Their Ethical Implications 8.5 Religious Ethics and Population Forces 8.6 Conclusions Acknowledgement References

      14  9 Constructing a Space Ethics Upon Natural Law Ethics 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Space Ethics and Natural Law Ethics 9.3 A Natural Law Ethics Including Space 9.4 The Disadvantages, Ambiguities, and Advantages of a Natural Law Space Ethics 9.5 Conclusion References

      15  10 Two Elephants in the Room of Astrobiology Abbreviations 10.1 Identifying the Two Elephants 10.2 The Phenomenon Elephant 10.3 The Weaponization Elephant 10.4 U.S. Government Spending on Weapons for Space 10.5 The Military-Industrial Complex Operates Under Euphemisms Citing “Government-Industry” Linkages 10.6 How the Two Elephants Are Connected 10.7 The Astroethics Public Policy Path Forward References

      16  11 Microbial Life, Ethics and the Exploration of Space Revisited 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Critiques of Intrinsic Value 11.3 What of Intrinsic Value? 11.4 Adjudicating Other Interests 11.5 Do We Need a Cosmocentric Ethic for Microbial-Type Life? 11.6 Conclusions References

      17  12 Astrobiology, the United Nations, and Geopolitics 12.1 Introduction 12.2 What is Astrobiology? 12.3 Ethical Issues in Astrobiology 12.4 Astrobiology and Planetary Protection 12.5 Conflicting Ideologies 12.6 International Cooperation—or Not? 12.7 Conclusions References

      18  13 An Ethical Assessment of SETI, METI, and the Value of Our Planetary Home 13.1 A Brief History of SETI and METI 13.2 Ethical Analyses of SETI and METI 13.3 Ethical Proposals for the Road Ahead References

      19  14 The Axiological Dimension of Planetary Protection 14.1 Introduction 14.2 The Relation Between the Epistemic and the Axiological Dimensions of Planetary Protection 14.3 The Axiological Dimension of Planetary Protection Today 14.4 The Nature of Epistemic Values 14.5 The Outer Space Treaty and the Axiological Dimension of Planetary Protection 14.6 The Axiological Dimension of Planetary Protection – Historical Background 14.7 Ethics and Planetary Protection 14.8 Competing Values – Planetary Protection and the Commercial Use of Space 14.9 Conclusions References

      20  15 Who Speaks for Humanity? The Need for a Single Political Voice 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Need for Global Decision-Making in an Astrobiological Context 15.3 Some Socio-Political Implications of Astrobiological Perspectives 15.4 Who Speaks for Humanity? Building Appropriate Political Institutions for Space Activities 15.5 Conclusions References

      21  16 Interstellar Ethics and the Goldilocks Evolutionary Sequence: Can We Expect ETI to Be Moral? 16.1 Introduction