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Leibniz then claims that the only possible reason for the choice between these possible worlds is "the fitness or the degree of perfection" which they possess – i.e., the quality which makes worlds better than others, so that the world with the greatness "fitness" or "perfection" is the best one.
Candide, ou l'Optimisme (/ k ɒ n ˈ d iː d / kon-DEED, [5] French: ⓘ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, [6] first published in 1759. . The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947)
A possible world is a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been. Possible worlds are widely used as a formal device in logic , philosophy , and linguistics in order to provide a semantics for intensional and modal logic .
On the Plurality of Worlds (1986) [1] is a book by the philosopher David Lewis that defends the thesis of modal realism. [2] " The thesis states that the world we are part of is but one of a plurality of worlds," as he writes in the preface, "and that we who inhabit this world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds."
The term goes back to Leibniz's theory of possible worlds, [2] used to analyse necessity, possibility, and similar modal notions.In short, the actual world is regarded as merely one among an infinite set of logically possible worlds, some "nearer" to the actual world and some more remote.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a 2020 American science documentary television series that premiered on March 9, 2020, on National Geographic. The series is a follow-up to the 2014 television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey , which followed the original Cosmos: A Personal Voyage series presented by Carl Sagan on PBS in 1980.
A newfound object nicknamed "The Goblin" lurking in the far reaches of our solar system could be yet another clue that points us toward the discovery of the theoretical Planet X, or Planet 9 — a ...
Possible Worlds may refer to: Possible worlds, concept in philosophy; Possible Worlds, 1990 play by John Mighton Possible Worlds, 2000 film by Robert Lepage, based on the play; Possible Worlds (studio) Possible Worlds, poetry book by Peter Porter; Possible Worlds, book by J. B. S. Haldane; Possible Worlds, 1995 album by Markus Stockhausen