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100	1		_aRubenstein, Mary-Jane, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAstrotopia : _bthe dangerous religion of the corporate space race / _cMary-Jane Rubenstein.
260			_aChicago, IL : _bThe University of Chicago Press, _c2024.
300			_axii, 225 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction: We hold this myth to be potential -- _tOur infinite future in infinite space -- _tCreation and conquest -- _tThe American promised land -- _tThe final frontier -- _tWhose space is it? -- _tThe rights of rocks -- _tOther spacetimes -- _tConclusion: Revolt of the pantheists.
520			_a"We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward mining operations on the moon, missions to asteroids to extract resources, and millions of people living in rotating near-Earth satellite dwellings. Despite the differences in their visions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity though the colonization of space. But we have already seen the destructive effects of this frontier spirit in the centuries-long history of European colonialism. Philosopher of religion and space enthusiast Mary-Jane Rubenstein wants to pull back the curtain on the not-so-new myths these space barons are peddling. In Astrotopia, she explains why these myths are so problematic and offers a vision for how we might approach the exploration of space in ways that don't reproduce the atrocities of humanity's previous colonial endeavors"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aReligion and astronautics.
650		0	_aSpace colonies. _9278923
650		0	_aColonies _xReligious aspects.
651		0	_aOuter space _xExploration _xMoral and ethical aspects.
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