PhilSci Archive

The Great Loop: From Conformal Cyclic Cosmology to Aeon Monism

Le Bihan, Baptiste (2024) The Great Loop: From Conformal Cyclic Cosmology to Aeon Monism. [Preprint]

[img]
Preview
Text
CCCJan10.pdf

Download (215kB) | Preview

Abstract

Penrose's conformal cyclic cosmology describes the cosmos as a collection of successive universes, the so-called aeons. The beginning and ending of our universe are directly connected to two other, anterior and posterior, universes. Penrose considers but rules out a different interpretation of conformal cyclic cosmology: that the beginning of our universe is connected to its own end in a cosmic loop. The paper argues that the view, aeon monism, should be regarded as a natural interpretation of conformal cyclic cosmology and discusses its implications for the concept of eternal return in light of the most popular metaphysics of time.


Export/Citation: EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL
Social Networking:
Share |

Item Type: Preprint
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCID
Le Bihan, Baptiste
Additional Information: Forthcoming in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Keywords: conformal cyclic cosmology, metaphysics, time, eternal recurrence, spacetime, cosmology, cyclic
Subjects: General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology
Depositing User: Dr. Baptiste Le Bihan
Date Deposited: 10 Jan 2024 14:24
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2024 14:24
Item ID: 22950
Subjects: General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology
Date: 2024
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22950

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item