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anthropic principle

philosophical consideration that observations of the Universe must be compatible with the conscious and sapient life that observes it
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Summary

anthropic principle is a principle[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,810 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Brandon Carter[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Anthropic principle[4]
  • Has effect: fine-tuned universe[5]

Why It Matters

anthropic principle has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3WOhXK
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0252616-antropicky-princip
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0252616-antropicky-princip, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Brandon Carter
    Has effect → fine-tuned universe
    Instance of → principle
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007537087705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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