Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination : SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015
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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the assumptions and methods of scientific inquiry come into direct contact with—and in many cases conflict with—those of religion. Indeed, at the core of SETI is the same question that motivates many interested in religion: What is the place of humanity in the universe? Both scientists involved with SETI (and in other areas) and those interested in and dedicated to some religi ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination : SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture / by John Traphagan. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015. - X, 110 p. 1 ill. in color ; online resource. - (Space and Society) |
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Thinking about Science and Religion -- History of Thinking about ETI: Cosmology, Life Beyond Earth -- Are We Alone? -- What Would ETI Look Like? -- Interstellar Message Construction -- The Production of Knowledge in Encounters with Alien Others -- Culture, Religion and SETI. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319105505
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| ID scheda | 138756 |
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