Civilizations beyond earth : extraterrestrial life and society /: extraterrestrial life and society. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Douglas A. Vakoch and Albert A. Harrison.
• Other Names: Vakoch, Douglas A; Harrison, Albert A
• Contents: Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence as an Interdisciplinary Effort; Part I -- Does Extraterrestrial Life Exist?; Chapter 1 -- Are We Alone? Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Chapter 2 -- Encountering Alternative Intelligences: Cognitive Archaeology and SETI; Chapter 3 -- The Lifetimes of Scientific Civilizations and the Genetic Evolution of the Brain; Chapter 4 -- ""L"" on Earth; Part II -- Reactions to Discovering Life Beyond Earth; Chapter 5 -- Can SETI Fulfill the Value Agenda of Cultural Anthropology? Chapter 6 -- American Attitudes about Life Beyond Earth: Beliefs, Concerns, and the Role of Education and Religion in Shaping Public PerceptionsChapter 7 -- Cultural Beliefs about Extraterrestrials: A Questionnaire Study; Chapter 8 -- The Science and Politics of SETI: How to Succeed in an Era of Make-Believe History and Pseudoscience; Part III -- Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Chapter 9 -- Cultural Aspects of Interstellar Communication; Chapter 10 -- Cosmic Storytelling: Primitive Observables as Rosetta Analogies Chapter 11 -- Direct Contact with Extraterrestrials via Computer EmulationChapter 12 -- The Inscrutable Names of God: The Jesuit Missions of New France as a Model for SETI-Related Spiritual Questions; Chapter 13 -- ET Phone Darwin: What Can an Evolutionary Understanding of Animal Communication and Art Contribute to Our Understanding of Methods for Interstellar Communication?; Chapter 14 -- A Journalist Perspective on SETI-Related Message Composition; Notes on Contributors; Index
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 250 pages)
• Subjects: 999; Extraterrestrial beings; HISTORY -- General; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Extraterrestrial beings; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857452122; 0857452126
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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