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  • Environmental Ethics
  • Astrobiology
  • Ecosystems Science

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  • Ecocentrism posits intrinsic value for ecosystems, sometimes leading to criticism of industrial civilization.
  • Some ecocentrists advocate for the collapse of industrial civilization, viewing it as detrimental to ecosystems.
  • Long-term astronomical threats to the biosphere are often overlooked in environmental ethics discussions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the role of industrial civilization in light of long-term biosphere survival.
  • To explore the potential for human technological intervention in preserving the biosphere.
  • To reconcile ecocentric ethics with the necessity of preserving industrial civilization for biosphere longevity.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation integrating environmental ethics and long-term cosmic perspectives.
  • Analysis of the biosphere's vulnerability to astronomical events.
  • Evaluation of human industrial capacity as a factor in biosphere preservation.

Main Results:

  • Human industrial civilization, despite its negative impacts, possesses the unique capacity to extend the biosphere's lifespan.
  • Technological intervention by humans offers a viable strategy against premature biosphere destruction from cosmic phenomena.
  • Preserving industrial civilization is argued as a moral imperative for ensuring biosphere survival.

Conclusions:

  • Industrial civilization is presented as the biosphere's most viable defense against cosmic-scale threats.
  • Ecocentrist ethics should incorporate the preservation of industrial civilization for long-term biosphere survival.
  • Humanity's technological capabilities present an unprecedented opportunity to safeguard the biosphere for billions of years.