A HISTORY OF THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DEBATE

Authors
CROWE MJ
Citation
Mj. Crowe, A HISTORY OF THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DEBATE, Zygon, 32(2), 1997, pp. 147-162
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Social Issues",Religion
Journal title
Zygon → ACNP
ISSN journal
05912385
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
147 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0591-2385(1997)32:2<147:AHOTEL>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
From antiquity to the present, humans have debated whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. This presentation will survey this debate, examining the roles played in it by science, religion, ph ilosophy, and other areas of human learning. One thesis that will be d eveloped is that whether or not extraterrestrials exist, ideas about t hem have strongly influenced Western thought.