The Doomsday argument and the self-indication assumption: reply to Olum

In a recent paper in this journal, Ken Olum attempts to refute the Doomsday argument by appealing to the self-indication assumption (SIA), the idea that your very existence gives you reason to think that there are many observers. In contrast to earlier refutation attempts that use this strategy, Olu...

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Hauptverfasser: Bostrom, N, Ćirković, M
Weitere Verfasser: Scots Philosophical Club
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Blackwell Publishing 2003
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