Neil A Manson

Biographic Data

ID1490150
NAMENeil A Manson
GIVEN NAMESNeil A
FAMILY NAMEManson
SIGNATUREMANSON N A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Mississippi
ORCID0000-0002-5669-4780
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Teaching & Learning Guide for: Cosmic Fine-tuning, the Multiverse Hypothesis, and the Inverse Gambler's Fallacy

    Open AccessNeil A MansonARTICLEPhilosophy Compass2023

  • Cosmic Fine-tuning, the Multiverse Hypothesis, and the Inverse Gambler's Fallacy

    Open AccessNeil A MansonARTICLEPhilosophy Compass2022Cited by: 2References: 13

    The multiverse hypothesis is one of the leading proposed explanations of cosmic fine-tuning for life. One common objection to the multiverse hypothesis is that, even if it were true, it would not explain why this universe, our universe, is fine-tuned for life. To think it would so explain is allegedly to commit "the inverse gambler's fallacy." This paper presents what the inverse gambler's fallacy is supposed to be, then surveys the discussion of…

  • The Multiverse: What Philosophers and Theologians Get Wrong

    Neil A MansonARTICLETheology and Science2020

    The multiverse hypothesis has drawn tremendous attention recently from philosophers and theologians. Some of their arguments about it rest on sociological claims regarding the beliefs and motivations of cosmologists, others on metaphysical claims regarding the nature of universes. There is no survey evidence supporting these claims. To fill this evidential gap, a survey was conducted of a large, representative sample of cosmologists. Thematically…

  • How not to be generous to fine-tuning sceptics

    Open AccessNeil A MansonARTICLEReligious Studies2018

    The fine-tuning argument for the existence of God requires that the probability that the universe is life-permitting if God exists is not nearly as low as the probability that the universe is life-permitting if God does not exist. Recently, some proponents of the fine-tuning argument have reasoned as follows. ‘Stipulate that the probability that there exists a life-permitting universe if God exists is one in a billion. Only the most hardened scep…

  • Anthropocentrism, Exoplanets, and the Cosmic Perspective

    Neil A MansonARTICLEEnvironmental Ethics2012Cited by: 1

  • The Fine-Tuning Argument

    Open AccessNeil A MansonARTICLEPhilosophy Compass2009Cited by: 1References: 18

    The Fine-Tuning Argument (FTA) is a variant of the Design Argument for the existence of God. In this paper the evidence of fine-tuning is explained and the Fine-Tuning Design Argument for God is presented. Then two objections are covered. The first objection is that fine-tuning can be explained in terms of the existence of multiple universes (the 'multiverse') plus the operation of the anthropic principle. The second objection is the 'normalizabi…

  • Formulating the Precautionary Principle

    Neil A MansonARTICLEEnvironmental Ethics2002Cited by: 8

  • Anthropocentrism and the design argument

    Open AccessNeil A MansonARTICLEReligious Studies2000

    The design argument for the existence of God is often criticized for resting on anthropocentrism. Some critics maintain that anthropocentrism explains the origin of the design argument. Such critics commit the genetic fallacy. Others say anthropocentrism explains the appeal of the belief that human beings are ends especially worthy of creation. They fail to appreciate that the design argument need not be framed in terms of the fitness of the univ…