The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence

A Philosophical Inquiry

David Lamb (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-24341-4 (ISBN)

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Looks at SETI's validity as a research programme and examines recent attempts to contact other intelligent life forms. Also assesses theories on the origin of life on Earth, discoveries of former solar planets and proposals for space colonies.

Is the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence a genuine scientific research programme? David Lamb evaluates claims and counter-claims, and examines recent attempts to establish contact with other intelligent life forms. He considers the benefits and drawbacks of this communication, how we should communicate and whether we actually can. He also assesses competing theories on the origin of life on Earth, discoveries of former solar planets, proposals for space colonies and the consequent technical and ethical issues.

David Lamb

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Communication with extraterrestrial intelligence 2. The scientific status of SETI 3. Habitation, life and intelligence 4. Life in the Solar system: terraforming and colonization. 5. UFO's and space travel 6. Is anyone there? 7. Contact with advanced super civilizations 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.2.2001
Zusatzinfo	1 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-415-24341-6 / 0415243416
ISBN-13	978-0-415-24341-4 / 9780415243414
Zustand	Neuware