Encountering life in the universe
Subtitle: ethical foundations and social implications of astrobiology
By: Chris Impey, Anna H. Spitz, William Stoeger, editors
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780816528707
Subjects: Social aspects; Exobiology; Moral and ethical aspects; Life on other planets
Notes: "This book grew out of the workshop 'Astrobiology: Expanding our Views of Society and Self,' held at the University of Arizona's (UA) Biosphere 2 Institute in May 2008."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Astrobiology, ethics, and philosophy  -- William R. Stoeger, Chris Impey, and Anna H. Spitz -- 2.; title: Lessons from Earth : towards an ethics of astrobiology  -- Carol E. Cleland and Elspeth M. Wilson -- 3.; title: Astrobiology and beyond : from science to philosophy and ethics  -- William R. Stoeger -- 4.; title: Beyond Horatio's philosophy : biological evolution and the "plurality of worlds" concept  -- Martinez J. Hewlett -- 5.; title: The wonder called cosmic oneness : towards astroethics from Hindu and Buddhist wisdom and worldviews  -- Nishant Alphonse Irudayadason -- 6.; title: Social and ethical implications of creating artificial cells  -- Mark A. Bedau and Mark Triant -- 7.; title: Space exploration and searches for extraterrestrial life : decision making and societal issues  -- Margaret S. Race -- 8.; title: Astrobiology and society : the long view  -- Christopher P. McKay -- 9.; title: Planetocentric ethics : principles for exploring a solar system that may contain extraterrestrial microbial life  -- Woodruff T. Sullivan, III -- 10.; title: Contact : who will speak for Earth and should they?  -- Jill Cornell Tarter -- 11.; title: Astroethics : engaging extraterrestrial intelligent life-forms  -- Ted Peters -- 12.; title: A scientifically minded citizenry : the ethical responsibility of all scientists  -- Erika Offerdahl -- 13.; title: Survival ethics and astrobiology / Neville J. Woolf -- -- Appendix:; title: Astrobiological risk: a dialogue -- Steven A. Benner and Neville J. Woolf..