Anthropic principle
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The anthropic principle is a phrase described by Brandon Carter in 1974[1] as "the effect that what we[2] can expect to observe must be restricted by the conditions necessary for our[2] presence as observers" (291).
Notes
- ↑ Evidence points to Carter being the first to describe such a principle in September 1973 at a symposium in Krakow, Poland. See here.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The "we" and "our" in this quote refer to uncertain antecedent in this context and have therefore remained as is, despite the policy against first-person in modern academia.
References
- Carr, B. J., and M. J. Rees. "The Anthropic Principle and the Structure of the Physical World." Nature 278.5705 (1979): 605-12. Print.
- Carter, B., and W. H. McCrea. "The Anthropic Principle and Its Implications for Biological Evolution [and Discussion]." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 310.1512 (1983): 347-63. Print.
- Carter, Brandon. "Large Number Coincidences and the Anthropic Principle in Cosmology." Confrontation of Cosmological Theories with Observational Data (1974): 291-98. Print.
- Leslie, John. "Anthropic Principle, World Ensemble, Design." American Philosophical Quarterly 19.2 (1982): 141-51. Print.
- McMullin, Ernan. "Indifference Principle and Anthropic Principle in Cosmology." Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 24.3 (1993): 359-89. Print.