The ultraview effect what we can learn from astronauts about awe, humility, and exploring the unknown Deana L. Weibel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weibel, Deana L., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronauts--Psychology.

Astronauts.

Awe.

Humility--Psychological aspects.

Humility.

Space flight--Psychological aspects.

Space flight.

Outer space--Exploration--Social aspects.

Outer space.

awe (emotion).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oakland University of California Press 2026

Summary:

What astronauts' extraordinary experiences of awe and humility teach us about humanity. What is it like to stand in the shadow of Earth and the Moon and look out at the vastness of the Milky Way? To confront a view so grand it cannot be reproduced in a photo? These are the questions space anthropologist Deana L. Weibel asked as she interviewed astronauts and others in the space community. What they told her was not just surprising but als

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations and Table

Introduction

I: Awe

1. The Essence of Awe: Defining the Overwhelming

2. Ground to Sky: The Human Journey to Space

3. The Ultraview Effect: Gazing into the Infinite

II: Humility

4. The Nature of Humility: Examining a Virtue

5. Navigating Humility: Accepting Limits and Expanding Possibilities

III: Exploring the Unknown

6. From Awe to Action: Understanding Exploration

7. Stepping Together into Uncertainty: The Power of Collaborative Discovery

Opening Vistas: Conclusions and Suggestions

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Other Format:

Print version :

Print version Weibel, Deana L. The Ultraview Effect

ISBN:

9780520409538

0520409531

OCLC:

1585501000

Publisher Number:

CIPO000365641

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license