https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.2630
This article discusses the issue of man’s rebellion against the limitations of the human, earthly condition and relates it to the works of Hannah Arendt dealing with this same problem. Initially, an analysis is made of the case of almost 200 thousand people from all over the world who applied for the “Mars One” project, declaring their willingness to take part in a one-way flight to Mars. Changes in science, technology and collective images which could have led to this situation are then discussed, focusing on the emergence of a vision of the Earth as a “prison”, caused by the complete exploration of our planet and by the unification of the image of the universe as a result of Newtonian physics. Arendt’s understanding of the “human condition” is then described, and some contemporary examples of the human struggle with the constant limitations of human existence are provided, such as our mortality (cryonics) and our obligation to work (robotization). Finally, the opening question concerning the causes of such a common will to “escape from Earth” is considered, together with the possible consequences of its realization, discussing Arendt’s thesis on the diminishing of human stature caused by the development of modern science.
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