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Ένας Διάλογος για τη Φύση, το Ντετερμινισμό και την Τυχαιότητα

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Published: Dec 4, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/gbruno.43611
Keywords:
ντετερμινισμός τυχαιότητα εξέλιξη ανθρωπική αρχή επιλυσιμότητα φύση
Fivos Papadimitriou
University of West Attica
Abstract

A dialogue between two imaginary interlocutors is presented here, that aims at opening a new avenue in thinking about determinism, stochasticity and the role of humans in nature. The evolution of species, the emergence of complexity, the anthropic principle and the problem of unsolvability are among the topics that this dialogue purports to touch upon. This example dialogue might serve as a conceptual framework facilitating thinkers to derive their own non-contradictory worldviews, which, although subjectively formulated, will nevertheless be based on widely accepted scientific results. Such dialogues may then be propounded, contributing to a revival of Platonic dialogues in the 21st century, by reflecting on the vast array of valid scientific knowledge that is hitherto available.


 

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Fivos Papadimitriou, University of West Attica

He works as Scientific Associate in the Arhival, Library and Information Studies, University of West Attica. His major contributions to science consist in the creation of original mathematical methods and models for the measurement of spatial complexity, spatial entropy and landscape complexity. 

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