Enlightenment, Knowledge, Ignorance, Temptation
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2007-05-23 v2 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
I discuss the historical and conceptual roots of reasoning about the parameters of fundamental physics and cosmology based on selection effects. I argue concretely that such reasoning can and should be combined with arguments based on symmetry and dynamics; it supplements them, but does not replace them.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0512187,
title = {Enlightenment, Knowledge, Ignorance, Temptation},
author = {Frank Wilczek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0512187},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures. Summary talk at ``Expectations of a Final Theory'', Trinity College, Cambridge, September 2005. v2: date of earlier conference corrected (2003->2001)