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anthropic

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an·throp·ic  (n-thrpk) also an·throp·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Of or relating to humans or the era of human life.

[Greek anthrpikos, from anthrpos, human being.]

anthropic [ænˈθrɒpɪk]
adj
of or relating to human beings
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Adj.1.anthropic - relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existenceanthropic - relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence


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Quine, causation and centeris paribus laws, self-locating belief and anthropic reasoning, structuralism and the independence of mathematics, and the principles of Leibnizian philosophy.
Four introductory essays cover aspects of the science and religion dialogue, but the bulk of the book is an alphabetical encyclopedia that contains entries on everything from the anthropic principle to Intelligent Design to wave-particle duality.
Nor is this an attempt to reinvent the old teleological argument in a manner reminiscent of the anthropic principle; the human race now stands too close to the apocalyptic closure of time to use yet again the manifest delicate balance, which has created conditions necessary for life, as an argument only to be refuted by those who see nothing behind this balance but blind chance.
 
 
 
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