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Introductory Note xiii
Acknowledgements xxv
1. Introduction: The Many Faces of Fermi’s Paradox 1
1.1 The Famous Lunch 1
1.2 Different Versions of the Paradox 4
1.3 Spatio-Temporal Scales and the Real Strength of StrongFP 13
1.4 Structure (and Culture) of Fermi’s Paradox 19
1.5 Philosophical Assumptions 21
1.6 The Null Hypothesis 27
1.7 Why Now? 31
1.8 Two Is Equal to One: Fermi’s Paradox and the Success of SETI 36
1.9 X-Factors and Navigating Spaceship Earth 40
2. ‘What’s Past Is Prologue’: Cosmological and Astrophysical
Background 43
2.1 The New Standard Cosmological Model 45
2.2 The Size and Age of the Galaxy 48
2.3 The Galactic Habitable Zone 52
2.4 Horizons and Temporal Scales 61
3. Speaking Prose: Realism, Naturalism, Copemicanism,
Non-Exclusivity 69
3.1 Why Philosophy? 69
3.2 Philosophical Naturalism 74
3.3 Scientific Realism 77
3.4 Copemicanism 78
3.5 Gradualism (and Red Herrings) 81
3.6 The Non-Exclusivity Principle 85
3.7 The Continuity Thesis 91
3.8 Postbiological Evolution 92
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3.9 The Drake Equation, for Good or Bad 95
3.10 Let the Games Begin! 99
4. ÜAnnée dernière à Marienbad: Solipsist Solutions 101
4.1 Down with Realism! 103
4.2 Saucers, Utensils, and Other UFOs 109
4.3 Special Creation 113
4.4 Zoos, Interdicts, Dogs, and the Mind of Newton 115
4.5 Living in a Planetarium—or a SimCity 120
4.6 Directed Panspermia: Are We the Aliens? 127
4.7 A New Cosmogony? 133
4.8 A Solipsist Résumé 137
5. Terra Nostra: ‘Rare Earth’ and Related Solutions 143
5.1 Down with Copernicanism! 145
5.2 Modern Rare-Earth Hypotheses 152
5.3 Gaia or Bust? 156
5.4 An Adaptationist Solution? 159
5.5 Unphysical Ceteris Paribus, and Other Problems 165
5.6 A Rare-Earthist Résumé 167
6. At the Mountains of Madness: Neocatastrophic Solutions 169
6.1 Down with Gradualism! 170
6.2 Natural Hazards I: Random Delays 172
6.3 Natural Hazards II: Synchronized Delays 174
6.4 Intentional Hazards I: Self-Destruction 179
6.5 Intentional Hazards II: Self-Limitation 182
6.6 Intentional Hazards III: Deadly Probes and Unstable Equilibria 187
6.7 Transcendence, Transcension, and Related Scenarios 196
6.8 A Neocatastrophist Résumé 199
7. The Cities of the Red Night: Logistic Solutions 203
7.1 Down with ‘-Ism’! 205
7.2 WrongTree? 210
7.3 Persistence 212
7.4 Migrations: To the Galactic Rim and Beyond 215
7.5 Sustainability 220
7.6 Metabolic Problems and Digital Indulgence 222
7.7 A Logistic Résumé 228
8. The Tournament: How To Rate Solutions and Avoid Exclusivity 231
8.1 A Table Too Large? 232
8.2 Manifestations, Artefacts, and Detectability 238
8.3 No Small Prices To Pay? 251
8.4 The ‘Great Filter’ Redux 259
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9. The Last Challenge For Copernicanism? 263
9.1 Copernicanism Once Again 268
9.2 The Importance of Being Postbiological 275
9.3 Radical Departures: Distributed Computing» StarUniverse
Maker, and the New Cosmogony Revisited 279
9.4 Fermi s Paradox as a Successful Provocation 282
9.5 The Failure of Conventional SETI as a Philosophical Failure 285
Endnotes 291
References 341
Index 391
Researchers believe that the universe is vast and old enough that life has evolved and become intelligent and technological many times on different worlds, yet we have, thus far, seen no trace of alien civilization. This conundrum, known as Fermi s paradox, has become the deepest mystery in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. In The Great Silence, Professor Milan Ćirković aims to establish the strongest possible version of the problem to dispe! many related confusions, obfuscations, and prejudices. The book offers a novel point of entry to established theories, and provides a novel taxonomy of the solutions proposed. The relevance of Fermi’s paradox to life sciences, futures studies, macro-engineering, and philosophy is elaborated on in detail, as are the prospects humanity faces in our widest cosmic context and in the fullness of time. This book aims to shed some light on that biggest of questions:
Researchers believe that the universe is vast and old enough that life has evolved and become intelligent and technological many times on different worlds, yet we have, thus far, seen no trace of alien civilization. This conundrum, known as Fermi s paradox, has become the deepest mystery in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. In The Great Silence, Professor Milan Ćirković aims to establish the strongest possible version of the problem to dispe! many related confusions, obfuscations, and prejudices. The book offers a novel point of entry to established theories, and provides a novel taxonomy of the solutions proposed. The relevance of Fermi’s paradox to life sciences, futures studies, macro-engineering, and philosophy is elaborated on in detail, as are the prospects humanity faces in our widest cosmic context and in the fullness of time. This book aims to shed some light on that biggest of questions:
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