Universes

Author:   John Leslie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415041447


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 November 1989
Format:   Hardback
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Universes


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This book considers recent claims that our universe is 'fine tuned for producing Life'. For instance, that if its early expansion speed had been smaller by one part in a million then it would have recollapsed rapidly; that with an equivalently tiny speed increase, no galaxies would have formed; and that either way, this universe would have been lifeless. Many cosmologically important numbers can seem to show similar tuning. Did God choose them with immense care? Alternatively, may there exist a great many universes, huge cosmic domains very varied in their properties? Living beings would then observe only the (perhaps very rare) universes with life-permitting properties. Universes discusses the alleged evidence of fine tuning; mechanisms by which a very varied set of universes might be generated; various forms of Anthropic Principle; and whether belief in God could be preferable to accepting the universes in vast numbers.

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Author:   John Leslie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415041447


ISBN 10:   0415041449
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 November 1989
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Reviews

'This is an exciting and important book.' - Anthony Flew, Philosophical Books 'John Leslie has written far and away the best book about the anthropic principle.' - John Polkinghorne, Cambridge University 'Leslie's Universes is written with a good deal of philosophical courage and much originality, virtues rather rare in contemporary philosophy.' - Zygon


'This is an exciting and important book.' - Anthony Flew, Philosophical Books 'John Leslie has written far and away the best book about the anthropic principle.' - John Polkinghorne, Cambridge University 'Leslie's Universes is written with a good deal of philosophical courage and much originality, virtues rather rare in contemporary philosophy.' - Zygon


Author Information

John Leslie is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. He edited Physical Cosmology and Philosophy and is the author of Value and Existence and The End of the World.

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