Lonely Minds in the Universe

Lonely Minds in the Universe

Giancarlo Genta

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2007
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Evolución
ISBN:
9780387339252

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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.

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