Adjective
Alt. of Anthropical
Source: Webster's dictionaryAgain, the anthropic principle states that we can only live in one of the universes that is compatible with some form of intelligent life. Source: Internet
Barrow and Tipler 1986: 677 Criticisms Carter has frequently regretted his own choice of the word "anthropic," because it conveys the misleading impression that the principle involves humans specifically, rather than intelligent observers in general. Source: Internet
Applications of the principle The nucleosynthesis of carbon-12 Fred Hoyle may have invoked anthropic reasoning to predict an astrophysical phenomenon. Source: Internet
Anthropic explanation The anthropic principle is a controversial argument of why the fine-structure constant has the value it does: stable matter, and therefore life and intelligent beings, could not exist if its value were much different. Source: Internet
Faber & Faber ISBN 0-571-23217-5 Character of anthropic reasoning Carter chose to focus on a tautological aspect of his ideas, which has resulted in much confusion. Source: Internet
Followers of Carter would admit only option 3 as an anthropic explanation, whereas 3 through 6 are covered by different versions of Barrow and Tipler's SAP (which would also include 7 if it is considered a variant of 4, as in Tipler 1994). Source: Internet