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The question “Are we alone ?” in different cultures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2011
Abstract
A survey of the worldwide litterature reveals that the question “Are we alone in the Universe?” has been formulated only in the “western” litterature. Here I try to understand why it is so. To investigate this problem it is first necessary to clarify what western culture means.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 213 - 217
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011