Overview
The programme for a new subdiscipline
Earthly and extraterrestrial societies thinking beyond Earth to understand us
Comprehensive Introduction
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Front Matter
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About this book
Is 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.
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About the authors
Dr. Andreas Anton is a researcher at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP) in Freiburg, Germany, and teaches at the Institute for Sociology at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg.
Dr. Michael Schetsche teaches as an extraordinary professor at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Freiburg.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Meeting the Alien
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Exosociology
Authors: Andreas Anton, Michael Schetsche
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41317-0
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-41316-3Published: 23 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-41317-0Published: 22 June 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 280
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Sociological Theory, Social Theory