Professor Philip Goff philip.a.goff@durham.ac.uk
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Did the universe design itself?
Goff, P.
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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 |
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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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