LEADER 03584oam 22004695 450 001 9910734850003321 005 20231121225329.0 010 $a3-658-41317-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-658-41317-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30605741 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30605741 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-658-41317-0 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927169564100041 100 $a20230622d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMeeting the alien $ean introduction to exosociology /$fAndreas Anton, Michael Schetsche 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aWiesbaden :$cSpringer Fachmedien Wiesbaden :$cImprint: Springer VS,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 311 08$aPrint version: Anton, Andreas Meeting the Alien Wiesbaden : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,c2023 9783658413163 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aThe aliens at the gates of sociology -- Thinking about aliens -- The earth in space -- SETI ? History, methods and presuppositions of the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligences -- SETA ? The search for extraterrestrial artifacts -- Calls in the dark forest ? risky communication attempts -- Methodological considerations for the scenario analysis of first contact -- Consequences of first contact ? A scenario analysis -- The cultural preparation for the first contact -- Proto-Sociology of extraterrestrial civilizations -- Hot potato in scientific alien research -- Outlook. 330 $aIs mankind alone in the universe? Will we ever encounter intelligent life beyond Earth? These questions have been asked for centuries. Recent advances in the fields of astrophysics, astronomy and astrobiology make it more likely than ever before, that Earth may not be the only inhabited planet, and that humanity may not the only intelligent species in the universe. What would be the consequences of contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence? This question is at the heart of the emerging discipline of exosociology. According to the authors, first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence poses enormous risks for humanity. These risks come not only from extraterrestrials, but above all from ourselves. We should be prepared. Michael Schetsche and Andreas Anton's comprehensive introduction to exosociology was first published in German in 2019. The book has been widely acclaimed in Germany and internationally. It is now available in English for the first time. The contents - Humanity in the cosmos - The scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligences - Problems of communication and understanding - Terrestrial consequences of first contact - Proto-sociology of extraterrestrial civilizations - Hot potatoes of scientific alien research The target groups The book addresses everyone who wants to deal scientifically with the position of humans in the cosmos and with the question of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. 606 $aExtraterrestrial beings 606 $aHuman-alien encounters 615 0$aExtraterrestrial beings. 615 0$aHuman-alien encounters. 676 $a001.942 700 $aAnton$b Andreas$01372990 702 $aElliott$b John 702 $aSchetsche$b Michael 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910734850003321 996 $aMeeting the alien$93554064 997 $aUNINA