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.
- Veröffentlicht am Freitag 15. Juni 2007 von Springer New York
- ISBN: 9780387339252
- 294 Seiten
- Genre: Astronomie, Natur, Sachbücher, Technik