Title:
The great silence : the science and philosophy of Fermi's paradox / Milan M. Ćirković.
Author:
Ćirković, Milan M., author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2018].
©2018.
Call Number:
QB54 .C575 2018
Abstract:
Researchers believe that the universe is vast enough that life has evolved and become technological many times, - yet we have seen no trace of extraterrestrial intelligence. This conundrum, known as the Fermi paradox, is the deepest mystery in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Put simply, where is everybody?
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780199646302
Physical Description:
xxvii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: the many faces of Fermi's paradox -- 'What's past is prologue': cosmological and astrophysical background -- Speaking prose: realism, naturalism, Copernicanism, non-exclusivity -- L'Année Dernière à Marienbad: solipsist solutions -- Terra nostra: 'Rare Earth' and related solutions -- At The Mountains of Madness: neocatastrophic solutions -- The Cities of The Red Night: logistic solutions -- The Tournament: how to rate solutions and avoid exclusivity -- The last challenge for Copernicanism?
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