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Cosmological Theories of Value - Science, Philosophy, and Meaning in Cosmic Evolution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Cosmological Theories of Value - Science, Philosophy, and Meaning in Cosmic Evolution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Space and Society
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Building from foundations of modern science and cosmic evolution,
as well as psychological and philosophical perspectives of value
and meaning, this book explores some of humanity's biggest
questions: * Is the Universe "about something"? * What might be
roles for life and intelligence in cosmic evolution? * How might we
think about value, meaning, purpose, and ethics in a cosmic
evolutionary context? The author explores how the sciences of
relativity and quantum theory, combined with cosmic evolution and
philosophical traditions such as process philosophy, contribute to
the development of a broad "relationalist framework". That
framework helps inform perspectives such as "scientific minimalism"
and "cosmological theories of value". Cosmological Reverence,
Cosmocultural Evolution, and the Connection-Action Principle are
explored as examples of cosmological theories of value, all of
which help inform how we might think about ethics, value, and
meaning in a cosmic context - including application to the search
for extraterrestrial life and the future of intelligence in the
universe. This book will benefit a diverse range of practitioners
in philosophy, science, and policy, including interdisciplinary
fields such as Science and Society and cultural evolution studies.
From the Foreword: "This volume ranges from the sciences of cosmic
evolution, relativity, and quantum mechanics, to value theory and
process philosophy, all with the goal of exploring how they relate
to humanity in the sense of worldviews and meaning. With his three
cosmological theories of value, Lupisella goes beyond the bounds of
most books on naturalism, and into fundamental questions about the
nature of the universe and our relation to it. To read Lupisella is
to have a mind-boggling experience, to want to race to references,
to want to know more." Steven J. Dick Former Baruch S. Blumberg
NASA/ Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology Former NASA Chief
Historian
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