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Plenitude principle — The plenitude principle or principle of plenitude asserts that everything that can happen will happen.The historian of ideas Arthur Lovejoy was the first to discuss this philosophically important Principle explicitly,… … Wikipedia
plenitude, principle of — The principle of plenitude is the principle that God s boundless goodness expresses itself in creating every possible sort of being or, at least, that God has created as many beings as could possibly coexist (other beings couldn t coexist with … Christian Philosophy
plenitude — plenitude, principle of … Philosophy dictionary
plenitude, principle of — Name given by the American historian of ideas A. O. Lovejoy (1873–1962) to a principle he detected in much Greek and medieval thought, that the existence and abundance of creation must be as great as the possibility of existence, commensurate… … Philosophy dictionary
plenitude principle of — Полноты принцип … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Mediocrity principle — Mediocre redirects here. For the album by Ximena Sariñana, see Mediocre (album). The mediocrity principle is the notion in philosophy of science that there is nothing very unusual about the evolution of our solar system, the Earth, any one nation … Wikipedia
perfection, principle of — The principle associated with Leibniz and parodied by Voltaire in Candide, that this is the best of all possible worlds. For God to have failed to create the best possible world would imply a fault. See also panglossian ; plenitude, principle of … Philosophy dictionary
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
Occam's razor — For the aerial theatre company, see Ockham s Razor Theatre Company. It is possible to describe the other planets in the solar system as revolving around the Earth, but that explanation is unnecessarily complex compared to the modern consensus… … Wikipedia
Great Chain of Being — ▪ philosophy also called Chain of Being conception of the nature of the universe that had a pervasive influence on Western thought, particularly through the ancient Greek Neoplatonists and derivative philosophies during the European… … Universalium
