This is my abstract for the conference "Philosophed 2015: Philosophy of Mind". Ukrainian translation is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yA-nWAuBS2RDBVd25hVUtwT2s/view?usp=sharing
Here I criticize the anthropomorphic patterns in CETI (Communication with Extraterrestial Intelligence) and reject human cognitive universals that are imposed on the alien life forms. I suggest movement to be a linguistic base and a point of contact between terrestrial and extraterrestrial intelligences.
The Solaris Mystery:
Opposing the Terrestrial CETI Patterns
Science Fiction about Communicating with Extraterrestrials
Kris Kelvin, a
protagonist of the novel “Solaris” by Stanisław Lem, is drawn into the stalemate while exploring a sentient ocean that covers
planet Solaris. The researchers to no avail endeavour to find any succession,
causality and structure of the ocean’s intelligence. In return for human
struggling attempts, Solaris itself investigates scientists, embodying their
deepest memories and thereby hurts their feelings unknowingly. Two intelligent
species try to communicate with each other but find no point of contact.