The Dimming of Starlight

The Dimming of Starlight is a philosophical treatise on space exploration that presents the fascinating stories of how space technology saves lives and protects our planet from catastrophe.

Gonzalo MunÃ(c)var, UC Berkeley Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at Lawrence Technological University. His main research interests are experimental neuroscience, space exploration, evolutionary biology, and philosophy of science. He continues to perform research on bipolar disorder and consciousness, think about space exploration, and write literature.

- Foreword by Konrad Szocik
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Why Philosophy?
- Chapter 2. The Standard Case For and Against Space Exploration
- Chapter 3. The Philosophy of Exploration
- Chapter 4. Comparative Planetology and Serendipity
- Chapter 5. Cosmology and Fundamental Physics
- Chapter 6. Space Biology
- Chapter 7. Humankind in Outer Space
- Chapter 8. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Chapter 9. Space Technology and War
- Chapter 10. Survival and Wisdom
- Index