The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
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"The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design" is a popular science book by physicist Leonard Susskind that explains the string theory multiverse and argues that apparent fine-tuning in the universe can be understood without invoking intelligent design.
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| The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
argue against intelligent design explanations in cosmology
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explain string theory to a general audience ⓘ |
| author | Leonard Susskind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | Leonard Susskind is associated with Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorProfession | theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticizes | traditional teleological arguments based on fine-tuning ⓘ |
| discusses |
cosmological constant problem
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inflationary cosmology ⓘ probability and selection effects in cosmology ⓘ vacuum energy ⓘ |
| explains |
how different vacuum states can give rise to different physical laws
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the role of the cosmological constant in fine-tuning discussions ⓘ why life-permitting universes may be rare in a large multiverse ⓘ |
| field |
cosmology
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philosophy of science ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro-scientific explanation of fine-tuning
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skeptical of supernatural explanations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in physics and cosmology
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readers interested in the science–religion debate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument | apparent fine-tuning of physical constants can be explained by a multiverse rather than intelligent design ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
anthropic reasoning
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string theory landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ vacuum states in string theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defending anthropic reasoning within physics
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popularizing the idea of a string theory landscape ⓘ |
| opposes | using gaps in scientific knowledge as evidence for a designer ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
naturalism
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scientific realism ⓘ |
| positionOnIntelligentDesign | critical ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
anthropic cosmological principle
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multiverse hypothesis ⓘ string theory ⓘ |
| subject |
anthropic principle
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cosmology ⓘ fine-tuning of the universe ⓘ intelligent design ⓘ multiverse ⓘ string theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView | multiverse interpretation of cosmological fine-tuning ⓘ |
| uses | metaphors and analogies to explain advanced physics concepts ⓘ |
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The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
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