Cosmocentric ethic
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A cosmocentric ethic maintains that the natural state of our universe should be preserved, without human attempts to terraform
planets for human habitation. This has been called a form of anti-humanism by opponents.
Not to be confused with Kosmocentric, with a capital "K," which describes a level of awareness (on the pattern of egocentrism
and ethnocentrism
).
Terraforming
Terraforming of a planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to those of Earth, in order to make it habitable by terrestrial organisms.The term is sometimes used more generally as a...
planets for human habitation. This has been called a form of anti-humanism by opponents.
Not to be confused with Kosmocentric, with a capital "K," which describes a level of awareness (on the pattern of egocentrism
Egocentrism
Egocentrism is a personality trait which has the characteristic of regarding oneself and one's own opinions or interests as most important or valid...
and ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one's ethnic or cultural group is centrally important, and that all other groups are measured in relation to one's own. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with...
).
External links
- http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-110420.html
- Terraforming of Worlds