anthropic
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- adjective
- /ænˈθrɒpɪk/
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antropico
- So the principle that people use when they think about how the universe is set up for life is called the anthropic principle.
- Anthropic Principle
- Anthropic Cosmological
But he recognized that it was possible that the anthropic explanation was the right one.
- But he recognized that it was possible that the anthropic explanation was the right one.
- So, but who asked me about the anthropic principle again?
- And the anthropic principle says, no, we are special, we have life.
- So the principle that people use when they think about how the universe is set up for life is called the anthropic principle.
- What is the principle anthropic principle?
Examples
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That's how the paper falls into a genre of similar studies known as anthropic arguments.
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And for an atheist to be converted partly because of the Anthropic Principle is utterly bizarre.
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And the anthropic principle says, no, we are special, we have life.
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And some people have evoked the anthropic principle as an explanation.
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The scientific and philosophical importance of the anthropic principle is controversial, but it does serve to remind us that we are part of the universe.
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True, some have considered it more as a scientific issue concerning the so-called "anthropic principle."
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Most well-versed physicists will probably base their own opinions about the Anthropic Principle at any particular time on whatever the latest scientific thinking happens to be at that moment.
Academic text (2011) -
Cambridge cosmologist and mathematician John Barrow won the prize in 2006 for his work defending the anthropic principle, the idea that it is unlikely the universe came about by chance.
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The anthropic principle suggests that human existence influences our understanding of the universe.
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Philosophers often debate the implications of the anthropic view on our place in the cosmos.
Synonyms
Relating to humans or to the time when humans live
Surface Forms
Morphology
anthropic = anthrop (semi-transparent) = anthrop + ic
The suffix '-ic' clearly forms an adjective meaning 'relating to', but 'anthrop-' is a bound combining form rather than a common standalone word, so the relation may not be obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Anthropic comes from the Greek root anthropo-, which means 'human', and you see the same root in anthropology, the study of people. So anthropic is used for things 'related to humans' or to the period of human existence.