For a couple of weeks now, we have been discussing the adjacent possible. My understanding of the term is all events which have come before the present that help add to the importance or meaning. We began learning of the adjacent possible as far as Sophie's World. Each philosopher used the ideas which came before them, so on and so on. Sophie eventually puts together all of the different pieces and forms her own philosophy, thus utilizing the adjacent possible. This concept also applies to what we have learned in second semester, beginning with Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." He quoted many people who have influenced him and his ideals while locked in the cell. Without them, he would not have articulated his points so well or efficiently.
In current events, the adjacent possible applies to the protest situation in Egypt. Citizens decided to no longer put up with their government and that enough was enough. Using the adjacent possible of the protests in Tunisia, Egyptians felt it was time to take action. Tunisia also must have been influenced by another event which prompted them to act out. An example of the adjacent possible put to use is http://english.aljazeera.net/ which currently has live feeds of what is happening in Egypt.
Without the adjacent possible, computers would be here and neither would any modern inventions. It goes back in time forever and influenced each event in history. The adjacent possible serves as an example and without it, what would we have to live by?
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