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anthropic principle

A utilitarian principle that the laws of physics are intended to allow existence of life in the universe or, put differently, the philosophical consideration that observations of the physical universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it.
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Keywords: Theological problems; teleology; Qur'anic view of cosmos; modern science; anthropic principle; arguments from design; telos; Qur'anic epistemology.
In a comprehensive overview of anthropic discoveries, the authors describe all the variations and strengths of the various principles.
The "anthropic principle" is a much-discussed concept among physicists.
Gale, "The Anthropic Principle," Scientific American (Dec 1981) pp.
The Anthropic Principle answer to the above question is both "Yes" and "No".
Here Castoriadis expands his genealogy of knowledge from the anthropic world to the living being to the extension of a genealogy of meaning as essential to the imaginary element (as encountered in the final two chapters of The Imaginary Institution of Society).
Perhaps the first point to note is that the Anthropic Principle is contentious.
In contrast, the areas did not differ in climatic conditions, anthropic influence or origin and time for substrate formation (DANTAS et al., 2010).
Then, rather abruptly, Peters shifts his attention to a number of thematic topics: models of nature, the anthropic principle, design, determinism vs.
What makes the Anthropic Principle and the Gaia Hypothesis so inspiring?