META-HUMANS AND METANOIA: THE MORAL DIMENSION OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS

. Although we do not know whether intelligent extraterrestrials exist, they are a permanent fixture of literature and philosophical argument. Part of their appeal is that they watch us from above and thus serve as a metaphor for human self‐reflexivity. This makes fictional aliens especially useful w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zygon 2006-06, Vol.41 (2), p.329-346
1. Verfasser:	Kracher, Alfred
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	C. S. Lewis extraterrestrial aliens Extraterrestrial life General points History of science and technology History of science in relation to other disciplinary fields Lewis, C S (1898-1963) Morality Novels original sin Philosophy science fiction Science fiction & fantasy Sin
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