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Title
Meeting the alien : an introduction to exosociology / Andreas Anton, Michael Schetsche.
ISBN
9783658413170 (electronic bk.)
3658413174 (electronic bk.)
9783658413163
3658413166
Published
Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-658-41317-0 doi
Call Number
QB54
Dewey Decimal Classification
576.8/39
Summary
Is mankind alone in the universe? Will we ever encounter intelligent life beyond Earth? These questions have been asked for centuries. Recent advances in the fields of astrophysics, astronomy and astrobiology make it more likely than ever before, that Earth may not be the only inhabited planet, and that humanity may not the only intelligent species in the universe. What would be the consequences of contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence? This question is at the heart of the emerging discipline of exosociology. According to the authors, first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence poses enormous risks for humanity. These risks come not only from extraterrestrials, but above all from ourselves. We should be prepared. Michael Schetsche and Andreas Anton's comprehensive introduction to exosociology was first published in German in 2019. The book has been widely acclaimed in Germany and internationally. It is now available in English for the first time. The contents - Humanity in the cosmos - The scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligences - Problems of communication and understanding - Terrestrial consequences of first contact - Proto-sociology of extraterrestrial civilizations - Hot potatoes of scientific alien research The target groups The book addresses everyone who wants to deal scientifically with the position of humans in the cosmos and with the question of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Authors Dr. Andreas Anton is a researcher at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP) in Freiburg, Germany, and teaches at the Institute for Sociology at the University of Freiburg. Dr. Michael Schetsche teaches as an extraordinary professor at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Freiburg.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 27, 2023).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783658413163
The aliens at the gates of sociology
Thinking about aliens
The earth in space
SETI : History, methods and presuppositions of the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligences
SETA - The search for extraterrestrial artifacts
Calls in the dark forest - risky communication attempts
Methodological considerations for the scenario analysis of first contact
Consequences of first contact - A scenario analysis
The cultural preparation for the first contact
Proto-Sociology of extraterrestrial civilizations
Hot potato in scientific alien research
Outlook.
