Did the universe design itself?

Goff, P.

doi:10.1007/s11153-018-9692-z

Did the universe design itself?

Goff, P.

Authors

Professor Philip Goff philip.a.goff@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

Many philosophers and scientists believe that we need an explanation as to why the laws of physics and the initial conditions of the universe are fine-tuned for life. The standard two options are: theism and the multiverse hypothesis. Both of these theories are extravagant and arguably have false predictions. Drawing on contemporary philosophy of mind, I outline a form of panpsychism that I believe offers a more parsimonious and less problematic explanation of cosmological fine-tuning.

Citation

Goff, P. (2019). Did the universe design itself?. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 85(1), 99-122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-018-9692-z

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 8, 2018
Online Publication Date	Nov 24, 2018
Publication Date	Feb 28, 2019
Deposit Date	Oct 18, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Dec 4, 2018
Journal	International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
Print ISSN	0020-7047
Electronic ISSN	1572-8684
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	85
Issue	1
Pages	99-122
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-018-9692-z

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