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Astrobiocentrism : Reflections on challenges in the transition to a vision of life and humanity in space

Chon-Torres, Octavio Alfonso ; Chela-Flores, Julian ; Dunér, David LU orcid ; Persson, Erik LU orcid ; Milligan, Tony ; Martínez-Frías, Jesus ; Losch, Andreas ; Pryor, Adam and Murga-Moreno, César Andreé (2024) In International Journal of Astrobiology 23(e6). p.1-17
Abstract
Astrobiocentrism is a vision that places us in a scenario of confirmation of life in the universe, either as a second genesis or as an expansion of humanity in space. It manages to raise consistent arguments in relation to questions such as what would happen to knowledge if life were confirmed in the universe, how would this change the way we understand our place in the cosmos? Astrobiocentrism raises a series of reflections in the context of confirmed discovery, and it develops concepts that work directly with what would happen after irrefutable evidence has been obtained that we are not alone in space. Unlike biocentrism or ecocentrism, the astrobiocentric view is not limited to the Earth-centric perspective, and for it incorporates a... (More)
Astrobiocentrism is a vision that places us in a scenario of confirmation of life in the universe, either as a second genesis or as an expansion of humanity in space. It manages to raise consistent arguments in relation to questions such as what would happen to knowledge if life were confirmed in the universe, how would this change the way we understand our place in the cosmos? Astrobiocentrism raises a series of reflections in the context of confirmed discovery, and it develops concepts that work directly with what would happen after irrefutable evidence has been obtained that we are not alone in space. Unlike biocentrism or ecocentrism, the astrobiocentric view is not limited to the Earth-centric perspective, and for it incorporates a multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary understanding. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to make a reflection on the astrobiocentric issues related to the challenges and problems of the discovery of life in the universe and the expansion of mankind into space. Here we explore some aspects of the transition from biogeocentrism to astrobiocentrism, astrobiosemiotics, homo mensura, moral community, planetary sustainability and astrotheology. (Less)
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astrobiocentrism, astrotheology, biogeocentrism, planetary sustainability, semiotics, teloempathy
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International Journal of Astrobiology
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23
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e6
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Cambridge University Press
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1473-5504
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10.1017/S1473550424000016
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  author       = {{Chon-Torres, Octavio Alfonso and Chela-Flores, Julian and Dunér, David and Persson, Erik and Milligan, Tony and Martínez-Frías, Jesus and Losch, Andreas and Pryor, Adam and Murga-Moreno, César Andreé}},
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