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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE

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Anthropic principle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anthropic principle

In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical consideration that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the anthropic principle reason that it explains why the Universe has the age and the fundamental physical constants necessary to accommodate conscious life. As a result, they believe it is unremarkable that the universe's fundamental constants happen to fall within the narrow range thought to be compatible with life. The strong anthropic principle as explained by Barrow and Tipler states that this is all the case because the Universe is compelled, in some sense, for conscious life to eventually emerge. Critics of the SAP argue in favor of a weak anthropic principle similar to the one defined by Brandon Carter, which states that the universe's ostensible fine tuning is the result of selection bias: i.e., only in a universe capable of eventually supporting life will there be living beings capable of observing any such fine tuning, while a universe less compatible with life will go unbeheld.

Definition of anthropic principle in the English dictionary

The definition of anthropic principle in the dictionary is the cosmological theory that the presence of life in the universe limits the ways in which the very early universe could have evolved.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE

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Anthropocene
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE

Archimedes´ principle
condisciple
disciple
exclusion principle
first principle
four eyes principle
governing principle
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
in principle
multiple
on principle
participle
past participle
Pauli exclusion principle
Peter Principle
pleasure principle
precautionary principle
present participle
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the Peter Principle
uncertainty principle

Synonyms and antonyms of anthropic principle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «anthropic principle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE

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Translator English - Chinese

人择原理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

principio antrópico
570 millions of speakers

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anthropic principle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Anthropic सिद्धांत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مبدأ إنسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

антропный принцип
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

princípio antrópico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নথিবদ্ধ নীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

principe anthropique
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Translator English - Malay

Prinsip antropik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anthropische Prinzip
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Translator English - Japanese

人間原理
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인류 원리
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Translator English - Javanese

Asas antropologi
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nguyên tắc anthropic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மானுடவியல் கொள்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानववंश तत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Antropik ilke
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Translator English - Italian

principio antropico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasada antropiczna
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Translator English - Ukrainian

антропний принцип
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Translator English - Romanian

principiul antropic
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Translator English - Greek

ανθρωπική αρχή
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Translator English - Afrikaans

antropiese beginsel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

antropiska princip
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Translator English - Norwegian

anthropic prinsippet
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE»

Discover the use of anthropic principle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anthropic principle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Anthropic Cosmological Principle
Explores the concepts and many implications of the theory that the structure and operation of the universe is determined by the existence of intelligent observers
John D. Barrow, Frank J. Tipler, 1988
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Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and ...
Anthropic Bias explores how to reason when you suspect that your evidence is biased by "observation selection effects"--that is, evidence that has been filtered by the precondition that there be some suitably positioned observer to "have" ...
Nick Bostrom, 2002
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The Anthropic Principle: Proceedings of the Second Venice ...
Long awaited proceedings of an important conference on the anthropic prininciple.
F. Bertola, Umberto Curi, 1993
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The Anthropic Principle: Man As the Focal Point of Nature
This book surveys the properties needed to allow life to exist and supports the view that only an extremely narrow range of possible universes may prosper with observers.
Reinhard A. Breuer, 1991
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Final Causality in Nature and Human Affairs
10. Anthropic-Principle. Cosmology: Physics. or. Metaphysics? GEORGE. GALE. After a long, involved process, cosmology finally entered the secure ranks of a science. Recently, however, a small number of cosmologists began a research ...
Richard F. Hassing, 1997
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Encyclopedia of Evolution
Boston: Perseus, 2002. anthropic principle The anthropic principle is the concept that the universe has characteristics that, beyond coincidence, have allowed the evolution of intelligence. Because the proponents (mainly cosmologists) of this ...
Stanley A. Rice, 2009
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The Non-existence of God
It is in connection with this idea that the concept of the so-called Anthropic Principle has emerged. Unfortunately there is no agreement among commentators about what the Anthropic Principle is.2 We shall use the label 'the Anthropic ...
Nicholas Everitt, 2004
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Beyond Conflict and Reduction: Between Philosophy, Science ...
THE PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE WEAK ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE Joseph M. ZYCINSKI I. Introduction : Various Versions of Anthropic Principles Contemporary research in relativistic cosmology has resulted in various versions of the ...
William Desmond, John Steffen, Koen Decoster, 2001
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Fossils and Faith: Understanding Torah and Science
This phenomenon, which has attracted considerable scientific attention, is known as the anthropic principle,1,2 from the Greek word anthropos, meaning "man." The anthropic principle expresses itself in two ways: (1) very slight changes in the  ...
Nathan Aviezer, 2001
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Krishna Quantum Mechanics, a Modern Goliath by Hugh Ross, Ph. D. Tipler's Physics of Immortality Rant/ Review by John Walker October 26, 1994 Astronomical Evidences for the God of the Bible by Hugh Ross, Ph.D. The Anthropic Principle: ...
Gary Clifford Gibson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE»

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Anthropic attitudes
This assertion, known as the anthropic principle, has been supported by a number of prominent scientists and philosophers. They see it as ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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The case for intelligent design: Gill pastor sees faith supported by …
(Google: Anthropic Principle.) Last, let's consider the moral argument for the existence of God. Remember, my purpose here is not to attempt to ... «The Recorder, Jun 15»
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Cosmic Confusion: Talk of Multiverses and Big Errors in Astrophysics
The multiverse explanation for the vacuum energy discrepancy is an example of something called the anthropic principle, Frieman said. «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
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Profile of Steven Weinberg: from The End of Science
He comments on, among other topics, strings, multiverses, the anthropic principle, religion, evil, nuclear weapons and human progress. To give ... «Scientific American, May 15»
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The human universe: Does consciousness create reality?
This version of the anthropic principle (see "Was the universe made for us?") – known as the participatory universe – was first put forward by ... «New Scientist, Apr 15»
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Life: Inevitable or Accident?
... that claims the cosmos is indeed built for life, and not just merely in the sense found in the so-called “anthropic principle” which states that just ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Apr 15»
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In university lectures, it can be difficult to tune out the social media racket and pay attention to a lecturer drone on about the anthropic principle. «Techly, Mar 15»
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The Sabbath: First Or Last Day?
Nowadays, scientists call this the “anthropic principle,” the finding that the laws of physics and chemistry are finely tuned for the emergence of ... «The Jewish Press, Mar 15»
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Can Faith and Science Coexist?
Scientists try in vain to hand-wave our improbability away with silly tautologies such as the anthropic principle, which says that reality must be ... «Scientific American, Feb 15»
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Stephen Hawking: Survival of human race depends on colonising …
Anthropic Principle of universe supported by simulated worlds · Stephen Hawking: 'Artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race' ... «International Business Times UK, Feb 15»

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