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.
- ISBN10 1281133973
- ISBN13 9781281133977
- Publish Date 1 January 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer New York
- Format eBook
- Pages 289
- Language English