{"product_id":"should-we-colonize-other-planets-hardback-9781509525119","title":"Should We Colonize Other Planets? (Hardback) 9781509525119","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShould We Colonize Other Planets?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Morton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509525119, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why should we value the survival of our species? Adam Morton confronts this fateful yet rarely-asked question. This is a fascinating, instructive work of scientifically-informed philosophy.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Broome, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Adam Morton is known for turning a penetrating intellect on one after another subject that philosophers have made the mistake of neglecting.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eElijah Millgram, University of Utah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs humans continue to degrade and destroy our planet’s resources, leading to predictions of total ecological collapse, some (such as the entrepreneur Elon Musk) now suggest that a human colony elsewhere may be our species’ best hope for survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Adam Morton examines extra-terrestrial colonization plans with a critical eye. He makes a strong case for colonization – just not by human beings. Humans live relatively short lives and, to survive, require large amounts of food and water, very specific climatic conditions and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. We can create colonists that have none of these shortcomings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reflecting compassionately on the nature of existence, Morton argues that we should treat the end of the human race in the same way that we treat our own deaths: as something sad but ultimately inevitable. The earth will perish one day, and, in the end, we should be concerned more with securing the future of intelligent beings than with the preservation of our species, which represents but a nanosecond in the history of our solar system.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements vi\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Escape from Earth? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Colony Solution 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Problems with Colonies 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Costs of Colonization 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Colonization without Humans 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Why Human Colonization is a Bad Idea 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFurther Reading 103\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 121\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441789890840,"sku":"9781509525119","price":31.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509525119.jpg?v=1785025301","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/should-we-colonize-other-planets-hardback-9781509525119","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}