Off-Earth

ethical questions and quandaries for living in outer space

"Trade book looking at social and ethical issues of human space settlement"--

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Title Statement	Off-Earth: ethical questions and quandaries for living in outer space / Erika Nesvold.
Author	Nesvold, Erika
Publication	Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press,[2023]©2023
Extent of Item	xiv, 284 pages ;
ISBN	9780262047548 (hardcover)
Other Number	pr06873574
Contents	How do we begin? --Should we settle space? --Why are we going? --Who gets to go? --How will we live with the land? --Who owns space? --How will we share the space environment? --How can we protect the space environment? --How will we live with each other? --Where's my money? --What if someone steals my stuff? --Who's in charge? --How can we live well? --What if I want to have kids? --What if I get sick? --Which way is Mecca? --What can we do to prepare?
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	"Trade book looking at social and ethical issues of human space settlement"--
By Topic	Space colonies--Moral and ethical aspects
By Topic	Space colonies--Social aspects