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Join the Department of Philosophy for the following presentation:
An Assay on Axioms of First Contact
Guest Speaker: Steve Firth (Doctoral Candidate, Helsinki University)
Day/Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: AH-117 (Anderson Hall)
Abstract: In this talk I respond to claims that communication with ETI (extra-terrestrial intelligence) would not be possible because meaning is derived from context, and that the resultant uncertainty forces us into the Hobbesian Trap (the adoption of pre-emptive military strategies as a function of mutual distrust). Shared universal contexts, however, suggest that communication at a level sufficient to interpret basic dispositions may be possible. To avoid leaning on game theoretical decision making (which expresses the dilemma at the heart of the Hobbesian Trap), I commence work on a set of Axioms of First Contact for both post-detection protocol and rules of engagement.
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | (403) 380-1894 | ulethbridge.ca/artsci/philosophy