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Title:
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Extraterrestrial altruism : evolution and ethics in the cosmos /
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Authors:
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Douglas A. Vakoch, Editor
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Cham : Springer, 2014
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Series:
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Frontiers collection
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-3-642-37749-5
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Format:
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xv, 329 pages / ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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BJ1311
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Subjects:
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Altruism
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Cosmology--Philosophy
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Ethics, Evolutionary
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Extraterrestrial beings
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Human-alien encounters
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Life on other planets
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Description:
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The book examines the basic assumption of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): that extraterrestrials will be tranmitting messages to us for our benefit.
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Contents note:
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1. Introduction 2. The evolution of altuism: is transmitting dangerous? 3.Inferring altruism 4. Universal ethics and law 5. Representing altruism
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Format :
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In print
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