E-Book, Englisch, 294 Seiten
Genta Lonely Minds in the Universe
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-69039-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 294 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-387-69039-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This interdisciplinary book probes the subject of extraterrestrial intelligent life, offering scientific and technological implications, discussing the philosophical and religious connotations and rebuffing pseudo-scientific assertions such as 'rare earth'. The author discusses such philosophical questions as: What is intelligence? What is consciousness? Should we expect ETIs to be conscious beings? Also discussed is the viability of future astronautics which would enable closer human contact with ETI.
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1;Contents;6
2;Preface;9
3;Introduction;12
4;1 The Historical and Philosophical Perspectives;23
5;2 The Religious Perspective;45
6;3 The Astrobiological Perspective;63
7;4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence;151
8;Interlude: The Search for Extraterrestrial Stupidity;238
9;5 The Possibility of Contact;244
10;Epilogue;282
11;Appendix A: EXTRASOLAR PLANETS (DECEMBER 23, 2005);287
12;Appendix B: SURVEY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ACTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 2005 OR RECENTLY ENDED;293
13;Appendix C: DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES CONCERNING ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING DETECTION OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE;298
14;Index;302
