Planetary Ecosynthesis—Environmental Ethics and Scientific Implications

• Authors: Czyżewska Urszula
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article examines selected issues of planetary ecosynthesis from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. The main object of the examination is terraforming—a purposeful alteration of a planetary environment to improve the chances of the survival of an indigenous biology or, in the absence of any native life-forms, to allow for the habitation of most, if not all, terrestrial life-forms. Although this process has been lively debated within environmental ethics for many years, it still requires more precise ethical analyses as well as an applicable legislation on the international space policy.

Keywords

EN

terraforming; search of life in the Universe; environmental ethics; space policy

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 115-123

Contributors

author

Czyżewska Urszula

• John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland