Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Astrobioethical reflections on humanity and its consideration as multi- and interplanetary

  • Octavio A. Chon-Torres
  • , Julián Chela-Flores

Research output: Contribution to journalArticle (Contribution to Journal)peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

We discuss in the context of astrobiology three aspects of the possible evolution of humanity. In addition, from astrobioethics -the study of the moral implications in astrobiology- we ask whether it is necessary to develop new concepts. Thus, it is concluded that we have already started our transition towards an interplanetary humanity; that our actions in the face of the discovery of extraterrestrial life will depend on the context in which we find ourselves; and that it is important to develop new and updated concepts for the scenarios to be faced by the eventual evolution of humanity in space.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)608-615
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Astrobiology
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2023

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Astrobioethical reflections on humanity and its consideration as multi- and interplanetary'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this