Possibilism
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- Not to be confused with PossibilianismPossibilianismPossibilianism is a philosophy which rejects both the diverse claims of traditional theism and the positions of certainty in strong atheism in favor of a middle, exploratory ground. The term was first defined by neuroscientist David Eagleman in relation to his book of fiction Sum...
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Possibilism may refer to:
- Possibilism (geography)Possibilism (geography)Possibilism in cultural geography is the theory that the environment sets certain constraints or limitations, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions. In Cultural ecology Marshall Sahlins used this concept in order to develop alternative approaches to the environmental determinism...
, a theory of cultural geography - Possibilism (politics), a 1880s faction of the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France
- Possibilism and Possibilists, a somewhat derogatory term for Reformist SocialismReformismReformism is the belief that gradual democratic changes in a society can ultimately change a society's fundamental economic relations and political structures...
and Social democracySocial democracySocial democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...