Anthropic Reasoning in Cosmology: A Historical Perspective
Stefano Bettini
Abstract
This paper explores the evolution of the so called "anthropic reasoning" in a historical perspective. It takes under scrutiny the appearance of "anthropic" considerations in various stages of modern cosmology, focusing also on some very little known papers.
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