Table of Contents

The Cold Equations: Extraterrestrial Liberty in Science Fiction.- Fear of Freedom: the Legacy of Arendt and Ballard’s Space Skepticism.- Freedom in a Box: Paradoxes in the Structure of Extraterrestrial Liberty.- Fairness as a Moral Grounding for Space Policy.- Space: John Locke's Ultimate Triumph.- Extraterrestrial Liberty and Creative Practice: a Firsthand Experience of an Imagined Future.- Elsewhere, Liberty.- The fate of Freedom of a Space Exploration Mission Encountering Life and the Liberty of the “Encountered” Extra-terrestrial Beings.- Astronaut Health: Planetary Exploration and the Limitations on Freedom.- Outrunning the Law: Extraterrestrial Liberty and Universal Colonisation.- The Lethality of Interplanetary Warfare: A Fundamental Constraint on Extraterrestrial Liberty.- Interplanetary Federalism: Maximising the Chances of Extraterrestrial Peace, Diversity and Liberty.- Liberty, Freedom and Democracy: Paradox for an Extraterrestrial Society.- Human Space Colonies: Towardsa Governance Architecture.- Education and liberty in space.

About the Author

Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are focused on microbial life in extreme environments. Prof. Cockell is co-author / editor of 8 books and a large number of research articles.

Reviews

“It demonstrates the value of the humanities and social science in the exercise of science and engineering. … This is a book that engineering and science students should read along with their subject matter texts. It will also be of value to philosophy and political science students, and others who want to inform their space policymaking capacity with some aspects of science. … In all, The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth is a thought-provoking book worth reading.” (Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz, Quest, Vol. 23 (1), 2016)“This book transports us to the pioneering phase of a new branch of our subject ─ astrosociology. And what an engaging, stimulating and thought-provoking book it is.” (David W. Hughes, The Observatory, Vol. 135 (1246), June, 2015)