Title
Astrobioethics
Date Issued
10 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
Astrobiology is a discipline that is expanding its field of investigation not only in the natural sciences, but also in the social sciences. It is for this reason that the ethical aspects are progressively emphasized leading to a point where the whole field requires a specific handling. The appellation ‘astrobioethics’ is now considered as not only relevant, but also a true issue for the future of Astrobiology. Astrobioethics is the subsection within astrobiology that is accountable for studying the moral implications of, for example, bringing humans to Mars, the Planetary Protection Policy, the social responsibility of the astrobiologist to society, etc. It is in this way that the present article outlines a path for astrobioethics, as being a fertile field of study and an opportunity to trade scientific knowledge in a transdisciplinary way.
Start page
51
End page
56
Volume
17
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras humanidades
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85017436503
Source
International Journal of Astrobiology
ISSN of the container
14735504
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