best of all possible worlds

the doctrine or belief that in the system of things all that happens, the undesirable no less than the desirable, is for the best
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best of all possible worlds

Summary

best of all possible worlds is a philosophical concept[1]. It draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #58 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • best of all possible worlds's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • best of all possible worlds's instance of is recorded as philosophical theory[4].
  • best of all possible worlds's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_f0x[5].
  • best of all possible worlds's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
  • best of all possible worlds's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/best-of-all-possible-worlds[7].
  • best of all possible worlds's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'best of all possible worlds'}[8].
  • best of all possible worlds's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '最善世界観'}[9].
  • best of all possible worlds's different from is recorded as optimism[10].
  • best of all possible worlds's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780134748[11].
  • best of all possible worlds's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3988351[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include philosophical concept[3] and philosophical theory[4].

Why It Matters

best of all possible worlds draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #58 of 256).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Encyclopedia Nipponica. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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