What We Know About Extraterrestrial Intelligence [E-Book] : Foundations of Xenology / by Michael Ashkenazi
Have you ever wondered what could happen when we discover another communicating species outside the Earth? This book addresses this question in all its complexity. In addition to the physical barriers for communication, such as the enormous distances where a message can take centuries to reach its r...
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| Personal Name(s): | Ashkenazi, Michael, author |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2017. |
| Imprint: |
Cham :
Springer,
2017
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| Physical Description: |
XVIII, 430 pages (online resource) |
| Note: |
englisch |
| ISBN: |
9783319444567 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-44456-7 |
| Series Title: |
Space and Society
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- Introduction and objectives
- Space in the background
- The physical parameters of ilfs
- The evolutionary parameters on ilfs
- Defining alternative modes of intelligence
- Language and symbols
- The cultural parameters of ilfs
- Et civilizations
- The classification and analysis of et civilizations and cultures
- Issues in contacting eti: when the phoenicians come trading
- Interaction and intellectual exchange
- The consequences of contact
- Conclusions: conversations with eti and the issue of culture.