ABSTRACT

Because of the “big” in “Big History,” its story of the one universe will have to expand if or when we incorporate the separate histories of extraterrestrial civilizations. communication exchange between terrestrials and extraterrestrials occurs, two things will likely happen: the scope of our Big History will become more comprehensive and, perhaps also, deeper in self-understanding. Objective knowledge of extraterrestrial history will expand our cosmic horizon while, at the same time, it may compel a subjective transformation of our place in the cosmic story. As the President of the International Big History Association, Lowell Gustafson, hints: Big History requires a galactic politics.

摘要

由于“大历史”中的“大”，如果或当我们合并了外星文明的不同历史时，它关于一个宇宙的故事将不得不扩展。发生了地面与地面之间的通信交换，很可能会发生两件事：我们的《大历史》的范围将变得更加全面，并且也许还会加深对自我的理解。对地球外史的客观了解将扩大我们的宇宙视野，同时也可能会迫使我们在宇宙故事中的地位发生主观转变。正如国际大历史协会主席洛厄尔·古斯塔夫森（Lowell Gustafson）所暗示的那样：大历史需要银河政治。