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Barrow And Tipler's Anthropic Cosmological Principle
Document Type
Article
Keywords
anthropic principle, evolutionary cosmology, natural theology
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Zygon®
Volume
23
Issue
2
First Page
139
Last Page
157
Abstract
Abstract. John D. Barrow and Frank J. Tipler's recently published Anthropic Cosmological Principle is an encyclopedic defense of melioristic evolutionary cosmology. They review the history of the idea from ancient times to the present, and defend both a “weak” version, and two “strong” versions of the anthropic principle. I argue the weak version of the anthropic principle is true and important, but that neither of the two strong versions are well grounded in fact. Their “final” anthropic principle is a revision of Teilhard de Chardin's evolutionary cosmology. They rectify Teilhard's factual errors but commit even more serious psychological and religious errors of their own. Copyright © 1988, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Department
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Original Publication Date
1-1-1988
DOI of published version
10.1111/j.1467-9744.1988.tb00624.x
Recommended Citation
Hallberg, Fred W., "Barrow And Tipler's Anthropic Cosmological Principle" (1988). Faculty Publications. 4668.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/4668