The fine-tuning argument against the multiverse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10691522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth Boyce (0000-0002-6783-3352, University of Missouri, corresponding author), Philip Swenson (College of William and Mary ,) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-50 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pq/pqae068 |
| OpenAlex | W4399979836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
It is commonly argued that the fact that our universe is fine-tuned for life favors both a design hypothesis as well as a non-teleological multiverse hypothesis. The claim that the fine-tuning of this universe supports a non-teleological multiverse hypothesis has been forcefully challenged however by Ian Hacking and Roger White. In this paper we take this challenge even further by arguing that if it succeeds, then not only does the fine-tuning of this universe fail to support a multiverse hypothesis, but it tends to favor a single-universe hypothesis instead
Argument (complex analysis) · Epistemology · Physics · Teleological argument · Theoretical physics · Chemistry · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |