Astrobiology, discovery, and societal impact:

The search for life in the universe, once the stuff of science fiction, is now a robust worldwide research program with a well-defined roadmap probing both scientific and societal issues. This volume examines the humanistic aspects of astrobiology, systematically discussing the approaches, critical...

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1. Verfasser: Dick, Steven J. 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First issued in paperback
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge astrobiology 9
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Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108556941
Zusammenfassung:The search for life in the universe, once the stuff of science fiction, is now a robust worldwide research program with a well-defined roadmap probing both scientific and societal issues. This volume examines the humanistic aspects of astrobiology, systematically discussing the approaches, critical issues, and implications of discovering life beyond Earth. What do the concepts of life and intelligence, culture and civilization, technology and communication mean in a cosmic context? What are the theological and philosophical implications if we find life - and if we do not? Steven J. Dick argues that given recent scientific findings, the discovery of life in some form beyond Earth is likely and so we need to study the possible impacts of such a discovery and formulate policies to deal with them. The remarkable and often surprising results are presented here in a form accessible to disciplines across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 343-374
Beschreibung:x, 384 Seiten
ISBN:9781108445511
DOI:10.1017/9781108556941

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