Extraterrestrial Altruism Evolution and Ethics in the Cosmos /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vakoch, Douglas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Ethics.; Planetology.; Astrobiology.; Communication.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Communication Studies.

Extraterrestrial Altruism examines a basic assumption of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): that extraterrestrials will be transmitting messages to us for our benefit. This question of whether extraterrestrials will be altruistic has become increasingly important in recent years as...