Civilizations beyond earth : extraterrestrial life and society /: extraterrestrial life and society. (©2011)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Civilizations beyond earth : extraterrestrial life and society /: extraterrestrial life and society. (©2011)
- Main Title:
- Civilizations beyond earth : extraterrestrial life and society
- 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 InterstellarTables 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 … (more)
- 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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