anthropicadj.n.

Brit.

/anˈθrɒpɪk/, U.S.

/ænˈθrɑpɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀνθρωπικός.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀνθρωπικός human ( < ἄνθρωπος man, human being: see anthropo- comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix.In sense 2 after French anthropique (1874 in this sense: E. Renevier, in Bull. de la Soc. Vaudoise des Sci. Nat. 13 232).

1. Of or relating to human beings; concerned with or focused on human beings.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [adjective] > relating to mankind

mannisheOE

fleshlyc1175

manlya1225

fleshya1400

human1495

microcosmical1570

microcosmala1644

anthropic1816

microcosmic1816

humanitary1851

hominal1861

hominine1883

neanthropic1894

pan-human1900

sapient1971

1816 A. B. Woodward Syst. Universal Sci. 185 The catalogue of the library..would display all the subjects of the anthropic intellect.

1859 R. Owen Lect. Classif. Mammalia App. B. 82 They impress that anthropic feature upon the face of the living gorilla.

1884 F. Harrison in 19th Cent. Mar. 505 The conclusion that the future of religion is to be, not only..anthropomorphic—but frankly anthropic.

1917 C. G. Shaw in Stud. Psychol. 41 Religious consciousness with its anthropic and cosmic foci thus tends to carry along with it a dual intuition of the Divine Being.

2012 N. Beauman Teleportation Accident (2013) vi. 262 But it's not love. Love does nothing. Love is only a type of anthropic cognitive unsoundness.

†2. Anthropology. In the terminology of J. W. Dawson: designating the geological period following the Pleistocene in which human remains and artefacts occur in deposits. Also as n.: (with the) this geological period. Cf. palanthropic adj., neanthropic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > other ages or periods

antediluvial1822

psychozoic1828

pluvial1868

anthropic1893

Ozarkian1896

mature1899

interpluvial1907

Rhaeto-Liassic1909

intrapluvial1934

1893 J. W. Dawson Some Salient Points Sci. Earth 465 The age of which we have been writing the history, is that which has been fitly named the Anthropic.

1893 J. W. Dawson Some Salient Points Sci. Earth xvii. 470 For this reason the division between the Pleistocene and Anthropic ages should be made at the beginning of the Post-glacial age.

3. In physics, philosophy, and cosmology: involving or concerning the existence of intelligent life in the universe; involving or relating to an anthropic principle (see Compounds).

ΚΠ

1975 J. A. Wheeler in R. E. Butts & J. Hintikka Foundational Probl. Special Sci. II. 19 The ‘anthropic’ requirement on the universe, that it should last long enough to be able to give rise to life, Dicke..and Carter..translate into numbers.

1983 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 310 357 A rather striking coincidence for which I can at present think of no plausible explanation, anthropic or otherwise.

1994 S. M. Baxter Ring (1996) ii. 28 The anthropic theories of cosmological evolution were somewhere near their paradigmatic peak.

2006 Science 11 Aug. 750/1 Far from disposing of anthropic reasoning, string theory has reinvigorated its advocates.

Compounds

anthropic principle n. (in physics, cosmology, philosophy, and theology) any of several versions of the principle that since humans exist in the universe, the observable properties of the universe, and particularly of certain of the fundamental constants, must be compatible with the existence of intelligent life, esp. human life.Also with modifying word denoting a particular form of the principle, esp. (a) weak antropic principle: the presumption that the observable properties of the universe must be consistent with the fact that human observers exist; (b) strong anthropic principle: the presumption that the universe must necessarily have properties that allow for the existence of intelligent life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [noun] > principle constraining

anthropic principle1974

1974 B. Carter in M. S. Longair Confrontation of Cosmol. Theories with Observational Data v. 291 These predictions do require the use of what may be termed the anthropic principle to the effect that what we can expect to observe must be restricted by the conditions necessary for our presence as observers.

1974 B. Carter in M. S. Longair Confrontation of Cosmol. Theories with Observational Data v. 293 This prediction provides a good illustration of the use of the ‘weak’ anthropic principle.

1974 B. Carter in M. S. Longair Confrontation of Cosmol. Theories with Observational Data v. 295 The ‘strong’ anthropic principle stating that the Universe..must be such as to admit the creation of observers within it at some stage.

1984 Nature 6 Dec. 525/1 The anthropic principle seems to suggest that we should observe a universe of minimal order consistent with the existence of observers.

1994 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Collapse of Chaos ii. 50 Some people go beyond this to argue the ‘strong anthropic principle’ that Planck's constant has the value that it does with the purpose of making intelligent beings possible.

2002 N. Bostrom Anthropic Bias i. 6 Over thirty anthropic principles have been formulated and many of them have been defined several times over—in nonequivalent ways—by different authors.

2005 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 19 Feb. 9 a/3 According to the Anthropic Principle, we see the universe as it is because we would not be present to see it if it were designed with different values for the major constants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthropic
释义	anthropicadj.n. Brit. /anˈθrɒpɪk/, U.S. /ænˈθrɑpɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀνθρωπικός. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀνθρωπικός human ( < ἄνθρωπος man, human being: see anthropo- comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix.In sense 2 after French anthropique (1874 in this sense: E. Renevier, in Bull. de la Soc. Vaudoise des Sci. Nat. 13 232). 1. Of or relating to human beings; concerned with or focused on human beings. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [adjective] > relating to mankind mannisheOE fleshlyc1175 manlya1225 fleshya1400 human1495 microcosmical1570 microcosmala1644 anthropic1816 microcosmic1816 humanitary1851 hominal1861 hominine1883 neanthropic1894 pan-human1900 sapient1971 1816 A. B. Woodward Syst. Universal Sci. 185 The catalogue of the library..would display all the subjects of the anthropic intellect. 1859 R. Owen Lect. Classif. Mammalia App. B. 82 They impress that anthropic feature upon the face of the living gorilla. 1884 F. Harrison in 19th Cent. Mar. 505 The conclusion that the future of religion is to be, not only..anthropomorphic—but frankly anthropic. 1917 C. G. Shaw in Stud. Psychol. 41 Religious consciousness with its anthropic and cosmic foci thus tends to carry along with it a dual intuition of the Divine Being. 2012 N. Beauman Teleportation Accident (2013) vi. 262 But it's not love. Love does nothing. Love is only a type of anthropic cognitive unsoundness. †2. Anthropology. In the terminology of J. W. Dawson: designating the geological period following the Pleistocene in which human remains and artefacts occur in deposits. Also as n.: (with the) this geological period. Cf. palanthropic adj., neanthropic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > other ages or periods antediluvial1822 psychozoic1828 pluvial1868 anthropic1893 Ozarkian1896 mature1899 interpluvial1907 Rhaeto-Liassic1909 intrapluvial1934 1893 J. W. Dawson Some Salient Points Sci. Earth 465 The age of which we have been writing the history, is that which has been fitly named the Anthropic. 1893 J. W. Dawson Some Salient Points Sci. Earth xvii. 470 For this reason the division between the Pleistocene and Anthropic ages should be made at the beginning of the Post-glacial age. 3. In physics, philosophy, and cosmology: involving or concerning the existence of intelligent life in the universe; involving or relating to an anthropic principle (see Compounds). ΚΠ 1975 J. A. Wheeler in R. E. Butts & J. Hintikka Foundational Probl. Special Sci. II. 19 The ‘anthropic’ requirement on the universe, that it should last long enough to be able to give rise to life, Dicke..and Carter..translate into numbers. 1983 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 310 357 A rather striking coincidence for which I can at present think of no plausible explanation, anthropic or otherwise. 1994 S. M. Baxter Ring (1996) ii. 28 The anthropic theories of cosmological evolution were somewhere near their paradigmatic peak. 2006 Science 11 Aug. 750/1 Far from disposing of anthropic reasoning, string theory has reinvigorated its advocates. Compounds anthropic principle n. (in physics, cosmology, philosophy, and theology) any of several versions of the principle that since humans exist in the universe, the observable properties of the universe, and particularly of certain of the fundamental constants, must be compatible with the existence of intelligent life, esp. human life.Also with modifying word denoting a particular form of the principle, esp. (a) weak antropic principle: the presumption that the observable properties of the universe must be consistent with the fact that human observers exist; (b) strong anthropic principle: the presumption that the universe must necessarily have properties that allow for the existence of intelligent life. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [noun] > principle constraining anthropic principle1974 1974 B. Carter in M. S. Longair Confrontation of Cosmol. Theories with Observational Data v. 291 These predictions do require the use of what may be termed the anthropic principle to the effect that what we can expect to observe must be restricted by the conditions necessary for our presence as observers. 1974 B. Carter in M. S. Longair Confrontation of Cosmol. Theories with Observational Data v. 293 This prediction provides a good illustration of the use of the ‘weak’ anthropic principle. 1974 B. Carter in M. S. Longair Confrontation of Cosmol. Theories with Observational Data v. 295 The ‘strong’ anthropic principle stating that the Universe..must be such as to admit the creation of observers within it at some stage. 1984 Nature 6 Dec. 525/1 The anthropic principle seems to suggest that we should observe a universe of minimal order consistent with the existence of observers. 1994 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Collapse of Chaos ii. 50 Some people go beyond this to argue the ‘strong anthropic principle’ that Planck's constant has the value that it does with the purpose of making intelligent beings possible. 2002 N. Bostrom Anthropic Bias i. 6 Over thirty anthropic principles have been formulated and many of them have been defined several times over—in nonequivalent ways—by different authors. 2005 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 19 Feb. 9 a/3 According to the Anthropic Principle, we see the universe as it is because we would not be present to see it if it were designed with different values for the major constants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1816
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