This book presents a collection of chapters, which address various contexts and challenges of the idea of human enhancement for the purposes of human space missions. The authors discuss pros and cons of mostly biological enhancement of human astronauts operating in hostile space environments, but also ethical and theological aspects are addressed. In contrast to the idea and program of human enhancement on Earth, human enhancement in space is considered a serious and necessary option. This book aims at scholars in the following fields: ethics and philosophy, space policy, public policy, as well as biologists and psychologists.
| ISBN: | 9783030420352 |
| Publication date: | 8th August 2020 |
| Author: | Konrad Szocik |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 291 pages |
| Series: | Space and Society |
| Genres: |
Applied physics Ethics and moral philosophy Astronautics Aerospace and aviation technology Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality Medical genetics Philosophy of science Solar system: the Sun and planets |