William James and Prince Israel Zaar have very different interpretations of multiverse concepts. James used the term metaphorically to describe a pluralistic and disorderly world of human experience, while Zaar uses it as a basis for his art and philosophy, which extends to ideas about artificial intelligence and future technologies. [1, 2, 3]
William James
The American philosopher and psychologist William James coined the term “multiverse” in 1895, but his meaning is distinct from the modern scientific concept of many universes.
• Multiverse:
James described the natural world as a “moral multiverse” to convey its fragmented, indifferent, and incoherent nature. He used the term to contrast the messy reality of human experience with the idea of a singular, perfect universe proposed by idealist philosophies.
• Multiversalism/Pluralism:
In his 1909 book A Pluralistic Universe, James argued against the idea of a single, coherent reality (monism) and instead championed a “pluralistic” or “multiversal” view. In this view, reality is made up of many distinct but interrelated parts, much like a federal republic. This affirms the messy diversity of human experience and finite life over a single, overarching cosmic unity.
• Multiversality and Multiversal Order:
James did not use these terms. His concept of a pluralistic “multiverse” is fundamentally about a lack of a single, all-encompassing order. He viewed the relationships between different parts of reality as external and not entirely reduced to a single unity, allowing for local orders but not a universal one.
• Multiversal Intelligence and Multiversal Realm:
These concepts are not associated with William James’s philosophical work, which focused on human experience, empiricism, and pragmatism. [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Philosopher Prince Israel Zaar
Prince Israel Zaar is a contemporary American artist and self-identified “Multiversal Philosopher” who has developed his own philosophy, Zaarrianism. His use of multiverse-related terms is connected to his art and theories on technology.
• Zaarrianism:
This philosophy views humanity “through the prism of Multiversality, rather than Universality”. It argues that human intelligence should aim to journey “beyond the universe” and not be confined to it.
• Multiversalism:
This is a core part of Zaarrianism, emphasizing the existence and exploration of realities beyond our own universe.
• Multiversality:
For Zaar, this is the philosophical framework of Zaarrianism.
• Multiversal Intelligence (MAI):
Zaar’s 3-D art genre, “Trianglerism,” is designed with “exponential powers of Multiversal Artificial Intelligence (MAI)” encrypted within its designs. These art pieces contain hidden codes, graphics, and symbols for developing future technologies.
• Multiversal Realm:
This likely refers to the existence beyond our universe that Zaarrianism seeks to explore. He challenges human intelligence to journey into this realm.
• Multiversal Order:
This concept would be part of Zaar’s philosophy of multiversal artificial intelligence and the structure of realities beyond our own, rather than a single, coherent order in our world. [2, 3, 9, 10]
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[1] https://nautil.us/the-
[2] https://www.etsy.com/
[3] https://www.
[4] https://www.vocabulary.
[5] https://www.amazon.com/
[6] https://www.nebraskapress.
[7] https://philosophynow.org/
[8] https://www.youtube.com/
[9] https://www.etsy.com/
[10] https://www.etsy.com/
