Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book collates papers presented at two international conferences (held at the Australian National University in 2018 and Birkbeck College London in 2019) exploring the relationships between big history and astrobiology and their wider implications for society. These two relatively new academic disciplines aim to integrate human history with the wider history of the universe and the search for life elsewhere. The book will show that, despite differences in emphasis, big history and astrobiology share much in common, especially their interdisciplinary approaches and the cosmic and evolutionary perspectives that they both engender. Specifically, the book addresses the unified, all-embracing, nature of knowledge, the impact of big history on humanity and the world at large, the possible impact of SETI on astrobiology and big history, the cultural signature of Earth's inhabitants beyond our own planet, and the political implications of a planetary worldview. The principal readership is envisaged to comprise scholars working in the fields of astrobiology, big history and space exploration interested in forging interdisciplinary links between these diverse topics, together with educators, and a wider public, interested in the societal implications of the cosmic and evolutionary perspectives engendered by research in these fields.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, 58
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Ian Crawford
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	377
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-070481-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Theoretical & mathematical astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General
LSN:	3-03-070481-5
Barcode:	9783030704810

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