This text explores the concept of "giving impossibility a chance," a phrase the author reflects upon in response to a report on the work of Alipasha Vaziri. The primary theme is a critical reappraisal of traditional understandings of causality and determinism in the light of objective randomness. The author argues that a cause should not be viewed as a factor that inherently triggers an effect, but rather as a mere possibility that is only realized when the effect actively integrates it. In this view, the relationship between cause and effect is reversed: it is the effect that gives the cause the chance to manifest. The central question is how one can give a chance to something deemed impossible. The author concludes that "giving impossibility a chance" involves the realization of an existing possibility that, through its fulfillment, opens new horizons and transforms a prior impossibility into a genuine possibility. This process highlights the dynamic nature of reality, where active engagement shifts the boundaries of what is possible through a sequence of actions.
Nemožnost – jak jí dát „šanci“
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◆ philosophical diary – record, Czech, origin: 19. 7. 2013
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- 2013