?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Third+Route+to+the+Doomsday+Argument&rft.creator=Franceschi%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.description=In+this+paper%2C+I+present+a+solution+to+the+Doomsday+argument+(DA)+based+on+a+third+type+of+solution%2C+by+contrast+to+on+the+one+hand%2C+the+Carter-Leslie+view+and+on+the+other+hand%2C+the+Eckhardt-Sowers-Sober+analysis.+I+argue+that+both+aforementioned+analyses+are+based+on+an+inaccurate+analogy.+After+discussing+the+imperfections+of+both+models%2C+I+present+then+a+novel+model+that+fits+more+adequately+with+the+human+situation+corresponding+to+DA.+This+last+model+also+encapsulates+both+Carter-Leslie's+and+Eckhardt+et+al.'s+models%2C+and+reveals+a+link+with+the+issue+of+mind-body+dualism.+Lastly+I+argue+that+this+novel+analogy%2C+combined+with+an+adequate+solution+to+the+reference+class+problem%2C+leads+to+a+novel+formulation+of+the+argument+that+could+well+be+more+consensual+than+the+original+one.%0A&rft.date=2002-12&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2629%2F1%2Fdoomsday-en.pdf&rft.identifier=++Franceschi%2C+Paul++(2002)+A+Third+Route+to+the+Doomsday+Argument.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2629%2F