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Astrobiology, Sustainability and Ethical Perspectives

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  • Jacques Arnould

    (CNES, French Space Agency, 2 place Maurice Quentin, F-75039 Paris, Cedex 01, France)

Abstract

Astrobiology, a new field of research associating the prospects and constraints of prebiotic chemistry, mineralogy, geochemistry, astrophysics, theoretical physics, microbial ecology, etc. , is assessed in terms of sustainability through the scientific and social functions it fulfils, and the limits it encounters or strives to overcome. In the same way as sustainable development, astrobiology must also take into account the temporal dimension specific to its field of investigation and examine its underlying conception of Nature.

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  • Jacques Arnould, 2009. "Astrobiology, Sustainability and Ethical Perspectives," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 1(4), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:1:y:2009:i:4:p:1323-1330:d:6524
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