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The astrobiological landscape : philosophical foundations of the study of cosmic life /
Astrobiology is an expanding, interdisciplinary field investigating the origin, evolution and future of life in the universe. Tackling many of the foundational debates of the subject, from discussions of cosmological evolution to detailed reviews of common concepts such as the 'Rare Earth'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge astrobiology ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; THE ASTROBIOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: Astrobiology: 'The Colour Out of Space?'; The Canonical Three; Prides and prejudices; Copernicanism and the promise of synthesis; 2: Cosmology, life and duration of the past; Wallace's valiant attempt; Six eras and the (New) standard cosmology; Infinite past(s) and the Davies-Tipler argument; Time and chance: historical parallel of cosmology and astrobiology; 3: Cosmology, life and selection effects; Non-controversial observation selection: extrasolar planets.
- Non-controversial observation selection: two examplesSomewhat controversial observation selection: fine-tuning arguments; Controversial observation selection: Olum's problem; The 'real thing': the astrobiological landscape; 4: Cosmology, life and the Archipelago; Multiverse: a universal solvent; The Archipelago of Habitability; A joint venture of fundamental physics and astrobiology; On two views of anthropic reasoning: a dialogue; 5: Astrobiology as a natural extension of Darwinism; Galactic Darwinism?; Replaying the replay; Is convergence useful?; Testing convergence.
- A promising partnership6: Rare Earths and the continuity thesis; Rare Earth
- a key piece of the landscape?; Unphysical ceteris paribus; Further arguments against REH; The continuity thesis: 'neither chance nor design'; Haldanes ladder and noogenesis; 7: SETI and its discontents; The 'Big Three': classic anti-SETI arguments; The argument from biological contingency; Carter's argument; Beyond epistemology: the context of the campaign; Insufficiency of philosophical criticism; Towards a coherent philosophy of noogenesis and SETI; 8: Natural and artificial: the cosmic Domain of Arnheim.
- Unconscious intelligence?' ... It was only by analogy that they called it colour at all'; The strangeness of astroengineering; 9: Astrobiology as the neo-Copernican synthesis?; Notes; Introduction; 1 Astrobiology: 'The Colour Out of Space?'; 2 Cosmology, life and duration of the past; 3 Cosmology, life and selection effects; 4 Cosmology, life and the Archipelago; 5 Astrobiology as a natural extension of Darwinism; 6 Rare Earths and the continuity thesis; 7 SETI and its discontents; 8 Natural and artificial: the cosmic Domain of Arnheim; 9 Astrobiology as the neo-Copernican synthesis?