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Universes

‘Leslie is almost single-handedly responsible for bringing the

anthropic principle and the theory of many universes into the fore-

front of the philosophy of cosmology. Leslie has also shown that the

question ‘Why does the universe exist?’ can be treated in a

meaningful way and perhaps answered in the light of current

cosmological thinking… I would recommend it strongly to all

philosophers, physicists, biologists, and to anybody interested in the

question about why the universe exists and contains intelligent life.’

Quentin Smith, Noûs

‘This book contains an excellent and authoritative review of the

present status of the ‘design argument’ for the existence of God… I

like his use of simple analogues to illustrate the more subtle

arguments and I never felt that I was reading the work of yet another

philosopher who failed to understand physics.’

Faith and Thought

‘…a book that is well-argued and goes far beyond previous analyses

of the ‘Anthropic Principle’ and related issues.’

Robert Clifton, Philosophical Quarterly

‘ Universes is a very important book and should be part of the

working library of anyone seriously interested in the Argument from

Design.’

Peter van Inwagen, Faith and Philosophy

‘…informed both by a wide-ranging knowledge of current

investigations in cosmology…and by an incisively honed

philosophical perspective.’

Canadian Philosophical Reviews

John Leslie is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph.

He edited Physical Cosmology and Philosophy and is the author of

Value and Existence and The End of the World.

Universes

John Leslie

London and New York

First published 1989 by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.

Paperback edition 1996

utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now

known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in

any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing

from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress

ISBN 0-415-04144-9 (hbk)

ISBN 0-415-13955-4 (pbk)

ISBN 0-203-05318-4 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-20934-6 (Glassbook Format)

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