Eso-abitabilità, eso-cultura
Il principio dell'eso- e le nuove frontiere del Fuori
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https://doi.org/10.15160/2282-5460/2989Keywords:
Deep Space, Space Ethics, Science Fiction, Posthumanism, Philosophy of SpaceAbstract
Reviewing future prospects for extraterrestrial settlements on the Moon, Mars, and exoplanets, this article focuses on the categories of “exo-habitability” and “exo-culture”, and on the pre-fix/formula exo- which unites them. It engages in a philosophical reflection on two interconnect-ed processes: the “de-centering” of the human in the cosmos and the “de-terrestrialization” which would arise from the advent of a multi-planetary existence. Drawing on key works such as Off-Earth by Erika Nesvold, Worlds Without End by Chris Impey, the article delves into the ex-panding literature on Deep Space with a specific aim: to explore the value that dis-orientation and estrangement hold for the reconfiguration of human existence.
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