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Preferred term
anthropic principle
Definition
- The anthropic (or, literally, human-centered)principle entails several propositions, all focusing on the relationship, if any, between the natural physical universe and the existence of human beings in this universe. It grew out of discussions in astronomy and cosmology, where some argued that the existence of life in the universe automatically set constraints on how the universe could possibly exist and how it got to be this way since the Big Bang. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Anthropic Principle]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/anthropic_principle
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