Cosmological Theories of Value
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-25337-0 (ISBN)
Building from foundations of modern science and cosmic evolution, as well as psychological and philosophical perspectives of value and meaning, this book explores some of humanity's biggest questions:
· Is the Universe "about something"?
· What might be roles for life and intelligence in cosmic evolution?
· How might we think about value, meaning, purpose, and ethics in a cosmic evolutionary context?
The author explores how the sciences of relativity and quantum theory, combined with cosmic evolution and philosophical traditions such as process philosophy, contribute to the development of a broad "relationalist framework". That framework helps inform perspectives such as "scientific minimalism" and "cosmological theories of value". Cosmological Reverence, Cosmocultural Evolution, and the Connection-Action Principle are explored as examples of cosmological theories of value, all of which help inform how we might think about ethics, value, and meaning in a cosmic context - including application to the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of intelligence in the universe.
This book will benefit a diverse range of practitioners in philosophy, science, and policy, including interdisciplinary fields such as Science and Society and cultural evolution studies.
From the Foreword:
"This volume ranges from the sciences of cosmic evolution, relativity, and quantum mechanics, to value theory and process philosophy, all with the goal of exploring how they relate to humanity in the sense of worldviews and meaning. With his three cosmological theories of value, Lupisella goes beyond the bounds of most books on naturalism, and into fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our relation to it. To read Lupisella is to have a mind-boggling experience, to want to race to references, to want to know more."
Steven J. Dick
Former Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/
Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology
Former NASA Chief Historian
Dr. Mark Lupisella works in engineering and science for NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center where he presently leads Goddard's support for human exploration in strategic analysis, architecture analysis, and advanced exploration systems development. He presently serves on the Human Spaceflight Architecture Destination Operations Team and recently co-led the Human Spaceflight Architecture Cis-Lunar Destination Team. He was previously a member of the Near-Earth Asteroid Working Group and has previously worked on Hubble Space Telescope, Mars planning, Exploration/Constellation Programs (with an emphasis on science integration and operations), wearable computing, cooperative robotics, and areas of astrobiology such as planetary protection, artificial life, and broader societal issues of astrobiology such as ethics and worldviews. He co-founded the Horizons Project which aims to improve Humanity's ability to address long-term survival challenges. Dr. Lupisella has authored over 30 published works ranging from mission planning to artificial life to space ethics, and is co-editor of Cosmos and Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context with previous NASA Chief Historian, Steven Dick. He has a B.S. in Physics, a M.A. in Philosophy (emphasis in Philosophy of Science), and a Ph.D. in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, all from the University of Maryland at College Park, where he did his dissertation on modeling microbial contamination of Mars from human missions.
Overview and Roadmap.- PART I: FOUNDATIONAL CONTEXT.- Precedent.- Evolution: From Replication to Aspiration.- Scientific Minimalism.-A Relationalist Framework.- PART II: COSMOLOGICAL WORLDVIEWS AND IMPLICATIONS.- Cosmological Reverence.- Cosmocultural Evolution.- The Connection-Action Principle.- "Meaning" and Ethics.- Synthesis and Summary.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.07.2020 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Space and Society |
| Zusatzinfo | XXIII, 221 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 529 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
| Schlagworte | Applied Philosophy • cosmic evolution • Epistemology • Extraterrestrial Ethics • Horizons Project • Human space exploration • Philosophy of Astrobiology • Philosophy of Cosmology • Philosophy of Space Exploration • SETI • Solar System Environmentalism • Space Ethics • space exploration • Space Law • space policy • Space Science • Worldview |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-25337-6 / 3030253376 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-25337-0 / 9783030253370 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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