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Astrobiology and Society in Europe Today (SpringerBriefs in Astronomy) Paperback – 15 Aug. 2018

by Klara Anna Capova (Editor), Erik Persson (Editor), Tony Milligan (Editor),
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This White Paper describes the state of astrobiology in Europe today and its relation to the European society at large. With contributions from authors in twenty countries and over thirty scientific institutions worldwide, the document illustrates the societal implications of astrobiology and the positive contribution that astrobiology can make to European society.

The White paper has two main objectives: 1. It recommends the establishment of a European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) as an answer to a series of challenges relating to astrobiology but also European research, education and the society at large. 2. It also acknowledges the societal implications of astrobiology, and thus the role of the social sciences and humanities in optimizing the positive contribution that astrobiology can make to the lives of the people of Europe and the challenges they face.

This book is recommended reading for science policy makers, the interested public, and the astrobiologycommunity.
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    1st ed. 2018
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  5. Publication date
    15 Aug. 2018
  6. Part of series
    SpringerBriefs in Astronomy
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    English
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    15.49 x 0.51 x 23.5 cm
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    88 pages
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This White Paper describes the state of astrobiology in Europe today and its relation to the European society at large. With contributions from authors in twenty countries and over thirty scientific institutions worldwide, the document illustrates the societal implications of astrobiology and the positive contribution that astrobiology can make to European society.
The White paper has two main objectives: 1. It recommends the establishment of a European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) as an answer to a series of challenges relating to astrobiology but also European research, education and the society at large. 2. It also acknowledges the societal implications of astrobiology, and thus the role of the social sciences and humanities in optimizing the positive contribution that astrobiology can make to the lives of the people of Europe and the challenges they face.
This book is recommended reading for science policy makers, the interested public, and the astrobiology community.

About the Author

Dr Klara Anna Capova is an anthropologist working in science and technology studies, specialising in the social study of astrobiology and anthropology of outer space. In 2013, she completed her doctoral research on scientific search for life beyond earth, Durham University, UK. Her recent work includes the study of transformations of human relations to outer space, popular perceptions of science, and societal context of space exploration. Dr Capova is currently a honorary research associate at Durham University, UK. Klara is a member of the WG5 on Philosophy and History of Science, of the COST Action TD1308 ORIGINS and evolution of life on Earth and in the Universe; a member of the European Astrobiology Network Association, Astrobiology Society of Britain and a member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the International Working Group on Astrobioethics. She is active in delivering talks worldwide as well as acts as an associate researcher and project consultant in societalaspects of space and society, and science and technology.

Dr Erik Persson received his PhD in Practical Philosophy from Lund University, where he is now working as a reseracher at the Department of Philosophy. He has also worked as researcher at the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, as researcher and Principal Investigator at the Pufendorf Institute of Advanced Studies, as Research Fellow at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, as Senior Scientist at The Nordic Genetic Resource Center, and as Senior Lecturer at Umeå University. His research is primarily focused on applied ethics, especially, environmental ethics, space ethics and ethical aspects of emerging technologies.

Dr Tony Milligan is the author of a series of books including Nobody Owns the Moon: The Ethics of Space Exploitation (2015), as well as a co-editor of various volumes, including The Ethics of Space Exploration (2016). He is a Teaching Fellow in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion at King’s College London.

David Dunér is professor of history of science and ideas at Lund University, Sweden. He is also a researcher at the division for cognitive semiotics at Lund University. He was the leader of working group 5 on the history and philosophy of astrobiology within the COST Action TD 1308, Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth and in the Universe. He has edited the book The History and Philosophy of Astrobiology: Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life and the Human Mind (Cambridge Scholars: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2013) and special issues on the history and philosophy of astrobiology in Astrobiology (2012), and on the history and philosophy of the origin of life in International Journal of Astrobiology (2016).


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 1st ed. 2018 edition (15 Aug. 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 88 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3319962647
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3319962641
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.49 x 0.51 x 23.5 cm

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Tony Milligan lives in Scotland, with his wife Suzanne Watson. He is a Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics based out of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London. A grand title for work focusing upon the ethics of space and the ethics of political dissent. Critiques of our emerging activity in space are heavily shaped by anti-elite politics, by critiques of Elon Musk, and by a series of questionable claims about space activity as neglect of the Earth. His current work on the human and planetary significance of what we are doing in space draws upon earlier work on animal ethics which places a good deal of emphasis upon the idea of humanity as a moral community with responsibilities to the non-human. The work on political dissent also draws upon earlier work, on the philosophy of love, and upon an account of how love (for humanity, animals and the planet) motivate political action. There is a bundle of themes here which interconnect around the grand idea of concern for our human future and how this concern shapes our attitude towards space, technology, the Earth, and the non-human.

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