The Fermi paradox and the supercivilization hypothesis

The Fermi paradox is an epistemic problem concerning our detection competence with respect to the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. As a relevant issue, it deserves to be explored in detail. This article starts by presenting an appropriate level of expressive power in which the Fermi paradox can be logically developed. After setting this framework, it introduces an explanation for the situation of non-detectability: it is argued that we are not able to detect advanced extraterrestrial intelligences because they are supposed to have performed a kind of unconstrained transcension.