Extraterrestrials - A Philosophical Perspective

Informationen zum Autor By André Kukla Klappentext The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, has attracted both praise and sharp criticism from the mainstream scientific community over the years. In Extraterrestrials: A Philosophical Perspective, AndrZ Kukla explores the important philosophical issues that are at play in this discussion. Zusammenfassung The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence! or SETI! has attracted both praise and sharp criticism from the mainstream scientific community over the years. In Extraterrestrials: A Philosophical Perspective! AndrZ Kukla explores the important philosophical issues that are at play in this discussion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. On the Prospect of an Extraterrestrial Encounter Chapter 2. On the Pursuitworthiness of Extraterrestrial Studies Chapter 3. SETI versus CETI Chapter 4. The One World, One Science Argument Chapter 5. Innateness, Linguistic Universals, and Extraterrestrial Communication

Product details

• Authors: Andre Kukla, André Kukla
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2009
• EAN: 9780739142455
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4245-5
• No. of pages: 102
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge