SETI, Evolutionary Eschatology, and the Star Trek Imaginary

This article explores the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) as a practice of imagination expressed via an evolutionary eschatology where intelligent species are saved through the process of technological and social progress. I discuss a social imaginary associated with Star...

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Главный автор: Traphagan, John W. 1961- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Routledge 2021
В: Theology and science
Год: 2021, Том: 19, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 120-131
Индексация IxTheo:CF Христианство и наука
NBQ Эсхатология
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Другие ключевые слова:B Seti
B Cultural Evolution
B Star Trek
B Social Imaginary
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Итог:This article explores the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) as a practice of imagination expressed via an evolutionary eschatology where intelligent species are saved through the process of technological and social progress. I discuss a social imaginary associated with Star Trek, and other science fiction examples, which has significantly shaped the manner in which SETI scientists have thought about and justified their research. I show how a collection of sociotechnical entities intertwine in the SETI context to form a coherent body of practice that is employed to justify and legitimize scientific practices related to SETI.
ISSN:1474-6719
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2021.1910911