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Definition:
The anthropic principle is the belief that, because human life exists, then we should
expect that certain things be true about our physical world. For example, the fact
that we exist means that we shouldn't be surprised that temperature ranges on our
planet are conducive to human life.
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What is Metaphysics?
In Western philosophy, metaphysics has become the study of the fundamental nature of all reality - what is it, why is it, and how are we to understand it. Some only regard metaphysics as the study of "higher" reality or the "invisible" nature behind everything, but that isn't actually true. It is, instead, the study of all of reality, visible and invisible.What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? Is there any point in studying philosophy, or is it a useless subject? What are the different branches of philosophy - what's the difference between aestheitcs and ethics? What's the difference between metaphysics and epistemology?
