Genta, Giancarlo

Lonely Minds In The Universe: search for extraterrestrial intelligence - United States of America Praxis 2007 - 289

This interdisciplinary book probes the subject of extraterrestrial intelligent life, offering scientific and technological implications, discussing the philosophical and religious connotations and rebuffing pseudo-scientific assertions such as ‘rare earth’. The author discusses such philosophical questions as: What is intelligence? What is consciousness? Should we expect ETIs to be conscious beings? Also discussed is the viability of future astronautics which would enable closer human contact with ETI.

9780387339252


Life on other planets
Astronomy

576.839 / GEN