Barrow, John D., 1952-

The anthropic cosmological principle / John D. Barrow and Frank J. Tipler. - Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1986. - xx, 706 p.; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction-- Design arguments-- Modern teleology and the anthropic principles-- The rediscovery of the anthropic principle-- The weak anthropic principle in physics and astrophysics-- The anthropic principles in classical cosmology-- Quantum mechanics and the anthropic principle-- The anthropic principle and biochemistry-- The space-travel argument against the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life-- The future of the universe

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Anthropic principle
Human beings
Intellect
Life on other planets
Science--Philosophy

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