Vakoch, Douglas A. (Editor)
Springer
Physical Details: xxviii + 375 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
This book addresses important current and historical topics in astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The first section covers the plurality of worlds debate from antiquity through the nineteenth century, while section two covers the extraterrestrial life debate from the twentieth century to the present. The final section examines the societal impact of discovering life beyond Earth, including both cultural and religious dimensions. Throughout the book, authors draw links between their own chapters and those of other contributors, emphasizing the interconnections between the various strands of the history and societal impact of the search for extraterrestrial life.
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Review James Strick (2016) Review of "Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery". Journal for the History of Astronomy (pp. 107-109).
Chapter Crowe, Michael J.; Dowd, Matthew F. (2013) The Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Antiquity to 1900. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 3-56).
Chapter Danielson, Dennis (2013) Early Modern ET, Reflexive Telescopics, and Their Relevance Today. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 57-72).
Chapter Sullivan, Woodruff T. (2013) Extraterrestrial Life as the Great Analogy, Two Centuries Ago and in Modern Astrobiology. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 73-83).
Chapter Ross, Joseph T. (2013) Hegel, Analogy, and Extraterrestrial Life. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 85-101).
Chapter Tirard, Stéphane (2013) The Relationship between the Origins of Life on Earth and the Possibility of Life on Other Planets: A Nineteenth-Century Perspective. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 103-113).
Chapter Raulin Cerceau, Florence (2013) Pioneering Concepts of Planetary Habitability. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 115-129).
Chapter Dick, Steven J. (2013) The Twentieth Century History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate: Major Themes and Lessons Learned. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 133-173).
Chapter Briot, Danielle (2013) The Creator of Astrobotany, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 175-185).
Chapter Vakoch, Douglas A. (2013) Life beyond Earth and the Evolutionary Synthesis. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 187-199).
Chapter Impey, Chris (2013) The First Thousand Exoplanets: Twenty Years of Excitement and Discovery. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 201-212).
Chapter Gronstal, Aaron L. (2013) Extraterrestrial Life in the Microbial Age. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 213-224).
Chapter Dick, Steven J. (2013) The Societal Impact of Extraterrestrial Life: The Relevance of History and the Social Sciences. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 227-257).
Chapter Lowrie, Ian (2013) Cultural Resources and Cognitive Frames: Keys to an Anthropological Approach to Prediction. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 259-269).
Chapter Capova, Klara Anna (2013) The Detection of Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Ready?. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 271-281).
Chapter Weigel, M. Margaret; Coe, Kathryn (2013) Impact of Extraterrestrial Life Discovery for Third World Societies: Anthropological and Public Health Considerations. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 283-299).
Chapter Denning, Kathryn (2013) Impossible Predictions of the Unprecedented: Analogy, History, and the Work of Prognostication. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 301-312).
Chapter Jones, Morris (2013) Mainstream Media and Social Media Reactions to the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 313-328).
Chapter Bertka, Constance M. (2013) Christianity's Response to the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life: Insights from Science and Religion and the Sociology of Religion. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 329-340).
Chapter Peters, Ted (2013) Would the Discovery of ETI Provoke a Religious Crisis?. In: Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery (pp. 341-355).
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