On Philip Goff’s case for agentive cosmopsychism

Recently, Philip Goff has argued that the idea of agentive cosmopsychism is the best explanation of cosmic fine-tuning. This idea suggests that our universe is a conscious subject which has capacity to recognize and respond to reasons or facts about value. In this article, by carefully examining the...

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Authors: Chan, Kai-Yan (Author) ; Chan, Man Ho (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 96, Issue: 3, Pages: 199-221
Further subjects:B Theism
B Cosmopsychism
B Fine-tuning
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Summary:Recently, Philip Goff has argued that the idea of agentive cosmopsychism is the best explanation of cosmic fine-tuning. This idea suggests that our universe is a conscious subject which has capacity to recognize and respond to reasons or facts about value. In this article, by carefully examining the involved premises in Goff’s argument, we show that two important premises are dubious and not rationally acceptable. Therefore, we conclude that Goff’s argument for agentive cosmopsychism fails.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-024-09931-3