As Palmeri also points out in Chapter 15 of this volume, in the 1950s and 1960s Harlow Shapley was a prime example of a cosmic evolution evangelist from the astronomical side, being among the first to popularize the cosmic evolutionary pers…38. For the historical discussion on theological implications of extraterrestrial life see Michael J. Crowe, “A History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate,” Zygon 32 (June 1997): 147–162; Dick, The Biological Universe and R. O. Randolph, M…
Palmeri
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Without a Wikipedia entry, Palmeri appears to be a scholar of cosmic evolution and the history of extraterrestrial life debates, likely contributing to the edited volume being cited. The course readings invoke Palmeri's work on how mid-twentieth-century astronomers like Harlow Shapley framed cosmic evolution with religious fervor, a genealogy relevant to understanding how scientific narratives about life, intelligence, and cosmic systems become ideological frameworks. This historical grounding matters for "Pandaemonium" insofar as it traces how evolutionary and cybernetic thinking absorbed missionary rhetoric, blending technical authority with utopian worldmaking.
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