Humans, aliens, and the big ethical questions

Ben Sachs

doi:10.1093/astrogeo/aty151

Humans, aliens, and the big ethical questions

Ben Sachs

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What happens when an astro-biologist, a theologian, a political theorist and a philosopher discuss the ethics of human–alien encounters? Ben Sachs reports.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-42
Number of pages	2
Journal	Astronomy & Geophysics
Volume	59
Issue number	3
Early online date	May 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/astrogeo/aty151
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2018

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Exoplanet Ethics: Exoplanet Ethics
Hawley, K. (PI) & Sachs-Cobbe, B. (CoI)
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
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