Year: 2016
Type: preprint
Abstract: Einstein wrote memorably that `The eternally incomprehensible thing about the world is its comprehensibility.' This paper argues that the universe must be comprehensible at some level for information gathering and utilizing subsystems such as human observers to evolve and function.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Hartle, James B.
Institutions: Santa Fe Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4300985147