The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)

The purpose of this book is to initiate a new discussion on liberty focusing on the infinite realms of space. The discussion of the nature of liberty and what it means for a human to be free has occupied the minds of thinkers since the Enlightenment. However, without exception, every one of these discussions has focused on the character of liberty on the Earth. The emergence of human space exploration programs in the last 40-50 years raise a fundamental and new question: what will be the future of liberty in space? This book takes the discussion of liberty into the extraterrestrial environment. In this book, new questions will be addressed such as: Can a person be free when the oxygen the individual breathes is the result of a manufacturing process controlled by someone else? Will the interdependence required to survive in the extremities of the extraterrestrial environment destroy individualism? What are the obligations of the individual to the extraterrestrial state? How can we talk of extraterrestrial liberty when everyone is dependent on survival systems?

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Space and Society
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2015
Editors:	Charles S. Cockell
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-37740-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > UFOs Books > Philosophy > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > UFOs
LSN:	3-319-37740-X
Barcode:	9783319377407

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