The anthropic cosmological principle - Barrow, John D., 1952-; Tipler, Frank J. (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1986)
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Anthropic principle; Human beings; Intellect; Life on other planets; Science -- Philosophy