Copernican Principle
The
Copernican principle
is the
philosophical statement
that no "special"
observers
should be proposed. The term originated in the
paradigm shift
from the
Ptolemaic model
of the heavens, which placed
Earth
at the
center
of the
Solar system
because it appears that everything revolved around Earth.
Nicolaus Copernicus
demonstrated that Earth is not, in fact, in the center of the system and the motion of the heavens can be explained without assuming that we are observing from a special position.
See also:
anthropic principle
,
mediocrity principle
,
Doomsday argument
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