| 书目名称 | Extraterrestrial Altruism | | 副标题 | Evolution and Ethics | | 编辑 | Douglas A. Vakoch | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Discusses the important issue of whether there are dangers in transmitting signals into space to make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence.Clarifies the many meanings of altruism—from taking car | | 丛书名称 | The Frontiers Collection | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .Extraterrestrial Altruism. examines a basic assumption of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): that extraterrestrials will be transmitting messages to us for our benefit. This question of whether extraterrestrials will be altruistic has become increasingly important in recent years as SETI scientists have begun contemplating transmissions from Earth to make contact..Technological civilizations that transmit signals for the benefit of others, but with no immediate gain for themselves, certainly seem to be altruistic. But does this make biological sense? Should we expect altruism to evolve throughout the cosmos, or is this only wishful thinking? Is it dangerous to send messages to other worlds, as Stephen Hawking has suggested, or might humankind benefit from an exchange with intelligence elsewhere in the galaxy? Would extraterrestrial societies be based on different ethical principles, or would we see commonalities with Earthly notions of morality? .Extraterrestrial Altruism .explores these and related questions about the motivations of civilizations beyond Earth, providing new insights that are critical for SETI..Chapters are authored by leading scholars from diver | | 出版日期 | Book 2014 | | 关键词 | Are ETs Altruistic?; Conflict and Predation; Contact with Extraterrestrials; Interstellar communication | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37750-1 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-662-51063-6 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-642-37750-1Series ISSN 1612-3018 Series E-ISSN 2197-6619 | | issn_series | 1612-3018 | | copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 |
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