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In
The Value of Science in Space Exploration, James S.J. Schwartz provides a thoughtful and rigorous defense of the view that space exploration activities should focus primarily on science, and that the knowledge and understanding we will gain from expanded space science activities will benefit humanity more over the next century than any attempts to settle Mars or mine asteroids.
List of contents
- Introduction: Subtile Shifts in Emphasis
- Chapter 1: Rationales for Space Exploration: A Review and Reconsideration
- Chapter 2: The Intrinsic Value of Scientific Knowledge and Understanding
- Chapter 3: The Instrumental Value of Scientific Knowledge and Understanding and the Rationale for Space Science
- Chapter 4: The Scope and Justification of Planetary Protection
- Chapter 5: The Need for Forbearance in Space Resource Exploitation
- Chapter 6: The Need for Forbearance in Space Settlement
- Epilogue: Fate Amenable to Change
- Appendix A: Degree Conferral and Federal Funding
- Appendix B: Public Opinion on Evolution and Space
- References
- Index
About the author
James S.J. Schwartz is Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy at Wichita State University and coeditor of The Ethics of Space Exploration.
Summary
In The Value of Science in Space Exploration, James S.J. Schwartz provides a thoughtful and rigorous defense of the view that space exploration activities should focus primarily on science, and that the knowledge and understanding we will gain from expanded space science activities will benefit humanity more over the next century than any attempts to settle Mars or mine asteroids.
