Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination - SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the assumptions and methods of scientific inquiry come into direct contact with-and in many cases conflict with-those of religion. Indeed, at the core of SETI is the same question that motivates many interested in religion: What is the place of humanity in the universe? Both scientists involved with SETI (and in other areas) and those interested in and dedicated to some religious traditions are engaged in contemplating these types of questions, even if their respective approaches and answers differ significantly. This book explores this intersection with a focus on three core points: 1) the relationship between science and religion as it is expressed within the framework of SETI research, 2) the underlying assumptions, many of which are tacitly based upon cultural values common in American society, that have shaped the ways in which SETI researchers have conceptualized the nature of their endeavor and represented ideas about the potential influence contact might have on human civilization, and 3) what sort of empirical evidence we might be able to access as a way of thinking about the social impact that contact with alien intelligence might have for humanity, from both religious and cultural perspectives. The book developed as a result of a course the author teaches at the University of Texas at Austin: Religion, Science, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Space and Society
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2015
Authors:	John Traphagan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	110
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-10550-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	3-319-10550-7
Barcode:	9783319105505

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