Anthropic Reasoning in Cosmology: A Historical Perspective
arXiv:physics/0410144
Abstract
This paper explores the evolution of the so called "anthropic reasoning" in a historical perspective. It takes under scrutiny the appearance of "anthropic" considerations in various stages of modern cosmology, focusing also on some very little known papers.
27 pages To appear soon in: Stoeltzner M. Weingartner P. eds.: Formale Teleologie und Kausalitat, Mentis Verlag, Paderborn