Ebook: Extraterrestrials: a philosophical perspective

The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, has attracted both praise and sharp criticism from the mainstream scientific community over the years. In Extraterrestrials: A Philosophical Perspective, AndrZ Kukla explores the important philosophical issues that are at play in this discussion.;On the prospect of an extraterrestrial encounter -- On the pursuitworthiness of extraterrestrial studies -- SETI versus CETI -- The one world, one science argument -- Innateness, linguistic universals, and extraterrestrial communication.