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Off-Earth : ethical questions and quandaries for living in outer space / Erika Nesvold.

MIT Press Direct 2023 Trade Books Collection Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nesvold, Erika, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Space colonies--Moral and ethical aspects.
Space colonies.
Space colonies--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Ethical questions and quandaries for living in outer space
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Summary:
"Trade book looking at social and ethical issues of human space settlement"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
How do we begin?
Should we settle space?
Why are we going?
Who gets to go?
How will we live with the land?
Who owns space?
How will we share the space environment?
How can we protect the space environment?
How will we live with each other?
Where's my money?
What if someone steals my stuff?
Who's in charge?
How can we live well?
What if I want to have kids?
What if I get sick?
Which way is Mecca?
What can we do to prepare?.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Other Format:
Print version: Nesvold, Erika. Off-Earth
ISBN:
0-262-37253-3
0-262-37252-5
OCLC:
1346543339

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