First Contact (science Fiction)
First contact is a common science fiction theme about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any sentient race's first encounter with another one.
The theme allows authors to explore such topics such as xenophobia, transcendentalism, and basic linguistics by adapting the anthropological topic of first contact to extraterrestrial cultures. The concept of "first contact" extends into the realms of philosophy, particularly when discussing how the human race would react to such events in a real-world context.
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