Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life Beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery

by Douglas A. Vakoch

Book Overview

Part I. The Early Extraterrestrial Life Debate.- Chapter 1. The Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Antiquity to 1900.- Chapter 2. Early Modern ET, Reflexive Telescopics, and Their Relevance Today.- Chapter 3. Extraterrestrial Life as the Great Analogy, Two Centuries Ago and in Modern Astrobiology.- Chapter 4. Hegel, Analogy, and Extraterrestrial Life.- Chapter 5. The Relationship Between the Origins of Life on Earth and the Possibility of Life on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642359825
• ISBN13: 9783642359828
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.4"