Anthropic Reasoning in Cosmology: A Historical Perspective
Abstract
This paper explores the evolution of the so called "anthropic reasoning" in a historical perspective. It takes under scrutiny the appearance of "anthropic" considerations in various stages of modern cosmology, focusing also on some very little known papers.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- October 2004
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.physics/0410144
- arXiv:
- arXiv:physics/0410144
- Bibcode:
- 2004physics..10144B
- Keywords:
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- Physics - History of Physics
- E-Print:
- 27 pages To appear soon in: Stoeltzner M. Weingartner P. eds.: Formale Teleologie und Kausalitat, Mentis Verlag, Paderborn