James S.J. Schwartz (Assistant Teachi Assistant Teaching Professor

The Value of Science in Space Exploration

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In The Value of Science in Space Exploration, James S.J. Schwartz provides a thoughtful and rigorous defense of the view that space exploration activities should focus primarily on science, and that the knowledge and understanding we will gain from expanded space science activities will benefit humanity more over the next century than any attempts to settle Mars or mine asteroids.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 165mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780190069063
• ISBN-10: 0190069066
• Artikelnr.: 58478827

Autorenporträt

James S.J. Schwartz is Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy at Wichita State University and coeditor of The Ethics of Space Exploration.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: Subtile Shifts in Emphasis
* Chapter 1: Rationales for Space Exploration: A Review and
Reconsideration
* Chapter 2: The Intrinsic Value of Scientific Knowledge and
Understanding
* Chapter 3: The Instrumental Value of Scientific Knowledge and
Understanding and the Rationale for Space Science
* Chapter 4: The Scope and Justification of Planetary Protection
* Chapter 5: The Need for Forbearance in Space Resource Exploitation
* Chapter 6: The Need for Forbearance in Space Settlement
* Epilogue: Fate Amenable to Change
* Appendix A: Degree Conferral and Federal Funding
* Appendix B: Public Opinion on Evolution and Space
* References
* Index