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The Impact of Discovering Life Beyond Earth

By Steven J. Dick (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
1107109981, 9781107109988
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4768716 bytes)
Pages
300\367
Time added
2020-06-20 13:55:56

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The search for life in the Universe, once the domain of science fiction, is now a robust research program with a well-defined roadmap, from studying the extremes of life on Earth to exploring the possible niches for life in the Solar System and discovering thousands of planets far beyond it. In addition to constituting a major scientific endeavor, astrobiology is one of the most popular topics in astronomy, and is of growing interest to a broad community of thinkers from across the academic spectrum. In this volume, distinguished philosophers, theologians, anthropologists, historians and scientists discuss the big questions about how the discovery of extraterrestrial life, whether intelligent or microbial, would impact society. Their remarkable and often surprising findings challenge our foundational concepts of what the discovery of alien life may hold for humankind. Written in easily accessible language, this thought-provoking collection engages a wide audience of readers from all backgrounds. Dedication Contents List of contributors Introduction: Astrobiology and society • Steven J. Dick Part I: Motivations and approaches: how do we frame the problems of discovery and impact? 1 Current approaches to finding life beyond Earth, and what happens if we do • Seth Shostak 2 The philosophy of astrobiology: the Copernican and Darwinian philosophical presuppositions • Iris Fry 3 History, discovery, analogy: three approaches to the impact of discovering life beyond Earth • Steven J. Dick 4 A multidimensional impact model for the discovery of extraterrestrial life • Clément Vidal Part II: Transcending anthropocentrism: how do we move beyond our own preconceptions of life, intelligence, and culture? 5 The landscape of life • Dirk Schulze-Makuch 6 The landscape of intelligence • Lori Marino 7 Universal biology: assessing universality from asingle example • Carlos Mariscal 8 Equating culture, civilization, and moral development in imagining extraterrestrial intelligence: anthropocentric assumptions? • John W. Traphagan 9 Communicating with the other: infinity, geometry, and universal math and science • Douglas A. Vakoch Part III: Philosophical, theological, and moral impact: how do we comprehend the cultural challenges raised by discovery? 10 Life, intelligence, and the pursuit of value in cosmic evolution • Mark Lupisella 11 “Klaatu Barada Nikto” – or, do they really think like us? • Michael Ruse 12 Alien minds • Susan Schneider 13 The moral subject of astrobiology: guideposts for exploring our ethical and political responsibilities towards extraterrestrial life • Elspeth M. Wilson and Carol E. Cleland 14 Astrobiology and theology • Robin W. Lovin 15 Would you baptize an extraterrestrial? • Guy Consolmagno, SJ Part IV Practical considerations: how should society prepare for discovery – and non-discovery? 16 Is there anything new about astrobiology and society? • Jane Maienschein 17 Preparing for the discovery of extraterrestrial life: are we ready?Considering potential risks, impacts, and plans • Margaret S. Race 18 Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence: preparing for an expected paradigm break • Michael A. G. Michaud 19 SETI in non-Western perspective • John W. Traphagan and Julian W. Traphagan 20 The allure of alien life: public and media framings of extraterrestrial life • Linda Billings 21 Internalizing null extraterrestrial “signals”: an astrobiological app for a technological society • Eric J. Chaisson Contributor biographies Index

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