The anthropic principle : proceedings of the second Venice Conference on Cosmology and Philosophy

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Patterns of explanation in cosmology John D. Barrow 2. Anthropic principle and ancient science Oddone Longo 3. The anthropic principle: laws and environment G. F. R. Ellis 4. The anthropic selection principle and the ultra-Darwinian synthesis Brandon Carter 5. The growth of complexity in an expanding Universe Hubert Reeves 6. The anthropic and perfect cosmological principles: similarities and differences Fred Hoyle 7. From the anthropic principle to the subject principle Michel Bitbol 8. The anthropic principle: a critical view Livio Gratton 9. The anthropic principle and the non-uniqueness of the Universe Dennis W. Sciama 10. The anthropic principle and the SETI perspective Jean Heidmann 11. The entropic versus the anthropic principle - on the self-organization of life Freidrich Cramer 12. Anthropic biology Mario Zatti 13. Metaphysical outlooks in physics and the anthropic principle Nicola Dallaporta 14. Galaxy creation - implication for the development of life Halton C. Arp 15. Some theological reflections on the anthropic principle George Coyne, Sr. 16. Anthropic arguments - are they really explanations? Bernulf Kanitscheider.