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Title
What we know about extraterrestrial intelligence : foundations of xenology / Michael Ashkenazi.
ISBN
9783319444567 (electronic book)
3319444565 (electronic book)
3319444557
9783319444550
Imprint
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-44456-7 doi
Call Number
QB54
Dewey Decimal Classification
576.839
Summary
Have you ever wondered what could happen when we discover another communicating species outside the Earth? This book addresses this question in all its complexity. In addition to the physical barriers for communication, such as the enormous distances where a message can take centuries to reach its recipient, the book also examines the biological problems of communicating between species, the problems of identifying a non-Terrestrial intelligence, and the ethical, religious, legal and other problems of conducting discussions across light years. Most of the book is concerned with issues that could impinge on your life: how do we share experiences with ETI? Can we make shared laws? Could we trade? Would they have religion? The book addresses these and related issues, identifying potential barriers to communication and suggesting ways we can overcome them. The book explores this topic through reference to human experience, through analogy and thought experiment, while relying on what is known to-date about ourselves, our world, and the cosmos we live in.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Space and society (Springer (Firm))
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319444550
Introduction and objectives
Space in the background
The physical parameters of ilfs
The evolutionary parameters on ilfs
Defining alternative modes of intelligence
Language and symbols
The cultural parameters of ilfs
Et civilizations
The classification and analysis of et civilizations and cultures
Issues in contacting eti: when the phoenicians come trading
Interaction and intellectual exchange
The consequences of contact
Conclusions: conversations with eti and the issue of culture.
