Should We Colonize Other Planets?

Cambridge , UK: Polity (2018)
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A critical exposition of plans to colonize other planets , especially Mars, and their costs. The final chapter links with issues about the value and future of human life. See the extended summary uploaded to this site.

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Adam Morton
PhD: Princeton University; Last affiliation: University of British Columbia

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Books Received. [REVIEW][author unknown] - 2019 - International Journal of Philosophical Studies 27 (1):125-130.

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