This book extends the discussion of the nature of freedom and what it
means for a human to be free. This question 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
Earth. In this volume the authors explore how people are likely to be
governed in space and how that will affect what sort of liberty they
experience. Who will control oxygen? How will people maximise freedom
of movement in a lethal environment? What sort of political and
economic systems can be created in places that will be inherently
isolated? These are just a few of the major questions that bear on the
topic of extra-terrestrial liberty. During the last forty years an
increasing number of nations have developed the capability of
launching people into space. The USA, Europe, Russia, China and soon
India have human space exploration programs. These developments raise
the fundamental question of how are humans to be governed in space.
This book follows from a previous volume published in this series
which looked at the Meaning of Liberty Beyond the Earth and explored
what sort of freedoms could exist in space in a very general way. This
new volume focuses on systems of governance and how they will
influence which of these sorts of freedoms will become dominant in
extra-terrestrial society. The book targets a wide readership covers
many groups including: Space policy makers interested in understanding
how societies will develop in space and what the policy implications
might be for space organisations. Space engineers interested in
understanding how social developments in space might influence the way
in which infrastructure and space settlements should be designed.
Space scientists interested in how scientific developments might
influence the social structures of settlements beyond the Earth.
Social scientists (political philosophers, ethicists etc) interested
in understanding how societies will develop in the future.
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Implications for Freedom
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ISBN
9783319180632
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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