The question "Are We Alone?" in different cultures

TL;DR

This paper explores why the question 'Are We Alone in the Universe?' appears mainly in Western literature, analyzing cultural factors and definitions of Western culture to understand this phenomenon.

Contribution

It provides an analysis of cultural differences in the formulation of the question about extraterrestrial life, highlighting the Western-centric nature of existing literature.

Findings

The question is predominantly found in Western literature.

Cultural factors influence the framing of extraterrestrial life questions.

The definition of Western culture is crucial to understanding this disparity.

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.