Plurality of Words: The Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Democritus to Kant
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521243084 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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'Dick has performed a valuable service in compiling such an extensive survey of the historical development of the many worlds concept. An historical perspective on the subject provides a fascinating and important context for more modern advances.' New Scientist
"ET is Watching!" according to Theodore F Peters. Steven Dick (along with Michael Crowe) is the best historian we have working on the debate regarding the existence of other worlds with intelligent life in our universe. Today's debate over the existence of ETI has precedents already in ancient Greece; and, contrary to common wisdom, w. K. C. Cooper said Highly educational. Interesting.
This is a fascinating history of the debate over the question of extraterrestrial life from Classical Greece to the mid-eighteenth century. Using many primary and secondary sources, this book analyses why such great thinkers as Aristotle, Aquinas, Ockham, Galileo, Kepler, Huygens, and Kant thought the debate over the plurality of worlds a subject for serious discussion. The author shows how conflicting arguments from science, philosophy, and theology gradually converged to the same opinion - that intelligent life must fill the universe.