Adam Morton is Visiting Emeritus Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.

"Why should we value the survival of our species? Adam Morton confronts this fateful yet rarely-asked question. This is a fascinating, instructive work of scientifically-informed philosophy."—John Broome, University of Oxford"Adam Morton is known for turning a penetrating intellect on one after another subject that philosophers have made the mistake of neglecting."—Elijah Millgram, University of Utah

• Acknowledgements vi 1 Escape from Earth? 12 The Colony Solution 223 Problems with Colonies 404 Costs of Colonization 575 Colonization without Humans 78Conclusion: Why Human Colonization is a Bad Idea 99Further Reading 103Index 121

Adam Morton is Visiting Emeritus Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.

"Why should we value the survival of our species? Adam Morton confronts this fateful yet rarely-asked question. This is a fascinating, instructive work of scientifically-informed philosophy."—John Broome, University of Oxford"Adam Morton is known for turning a penetrating intellect on one after another subject that philosophers have made the mistake of neglecting."—Elijah Millgram, University of Utah

• Acknowledgements vi 1 Escape from Earth? 12 The Colony Solution 223 Problems with Colonies 404 Costs of Colonization 575 Colonization without Humans 78Conclusion: Why Human Colonization is a Bad Idea 99Further Reading 103Index 121

Adam Morton is Visiting Emeritus Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.

"Why should we value the survival of our species? Adam Morton confronts this fateful yet rarely-asked question. This is a fascinating, instructive work of scientifically-informed philosophy."—John Broome, University of Oxford"Adam Morton is known for turning a penetrating intellect on one after another subject that philosophers have made the mistake of neglecting."—Elijah Millgram, University of Utah

• Acknowledgements vi 1 Escape from Earth? 12 The Colony Solution 223 Problems with Colonies 404 Costs of Colonization 575 Colonization without Humans 78Conclusion: Why Human Colonization is a Bad Idea 99Further Reading 103Index 121