The human being in the face of the vast universe: an erudite reflection with an intention to disseminate. This book explores from a philosophical perspective our place in the universe and our relationship with it. Norbert Bilbeny reflects on the vast and the minuscule, beauty, the sublime, mystery, wonder, infinity, eternity, emptiness, finitude, serenity, marvel, the difference between universe and cosmos, the possibility of extraterrestrial life and its ethical implications... What happens when one night we look up, contemplate the starry immensity and emotional reactions and questions crowd in on that which overwhelms and overwhelms us? What is our place in the universe? What meaning should we seek in it?
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