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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.
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.
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