PHILOSOPHERS BEFORE AND AFTER SPACEFLIGHT

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  • Fabio Grigenti University of Padova Department f Philosophy

Abstract

In my contribution, I will show the ways by which philosophers have treated the topic of space-travel before and after its implementation. I will discuss the following points: a) Introduction: the human condition. b) Philosophers before spaceflight: the Astolfo Protocol. c) Philosophers after spaceflight: the Promethean suspect. In this paper I will emphasize the elements of two different and alternative visions of spaceflight that can be found in the Western tradition of  philosophical thought.

References

Anders, G. (1956). Die Antquertheit der Menschen (The Outdatedness of Human Beings 1. On the Soul in the Era of the Second Industrial Revolution).

Arendt, H. (2007). The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man. The New Atlantis, 18, 43–55.

Ariosto, L. (1516). Orlando Furioso.

Fontenelle, B., Le B. (1686). Entretiens sur la pluralité des Mondes. (Conversations on the plurality of worlds).

Kuhn, T. (1977). The essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change. University of Chichago.

Lucian of Samosata, (160 AD). Alethe dinuemata. (A True Story).

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Published

24-12-2011

How to Cite

Grigenti, F. (2011). PHILOSOPHERS BEFORE AND AFTER SPACEFLIGHT. Annales Kinesiologiae, 2(2). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrs-kp.si/index.php/AK/article/view/77

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