Rescue and Recovery as a Theological Principle, and a Key to Morality in Extraterrestrial Species

New theological understanding can emerge with the advancement of scientific knowledge and the use of new concepts, or older concepts in new ways. Here, the authors present a proposal to extend the concept of "rescue and recovery" found in the United Nations Law of the High Seas, off-world...

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Главные авторы: Boone, Margaret S. (Автор) ; Corbally, Christopher J. 1946- (Автор) ; Campa, Riccardo 1967- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
В: Zygon
Год: 2023, Том: 58, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 636-655
Другие ключевые слова:B Decision-making
B the good Samaritan
B first contact
B Astrobiology
B universal morality
B cross-contamination
B space exploration
B Compassion
B biblical analysis
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Итог:New theological understanding can emerge with the advancement of scientific knowledge and the use of new concepts, or older concepts in new ways. Here, the authors present a proposal to extend the concept of "rescue and recovery" found in the United Nations Law of the High Seas, off-world and within a broader purview of other intelligent and self-aware species that humans may someday encounter. The notion of a morality that extends to off-world species is not new, but in this analysis, rescue and recovery become an imperative when any intelligent and self-aware species is in harm's way. Rescue and recovery encompass a necessary action component except perhaps in those cases where rescuers are in danger. The authors explore three biblical examples of rescue and recovery to derive a fundamental meaning of the concept.
ISSN:1467-9744
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12879