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    If PSR entails the Principle of the Best, then in worlds ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The Principle of the Best is a consequence of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, not a rival to it.

    If PSR entails the Principle of the Best, then in worlds without a unique optimum, PSR itself becomes vacuously unsatisfiable, making it a rival constraint rather than a consequence.

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    Key Terms

    PSR (Principle of Sufficient Reason)(Applied here to demand an explanation for the actual series of finite modes)
    The principle that there must be a reason or explanation for why any particular state of affairs obtains rather than some alternative.
    Principle of the Best(Leibniz's account of sufficient reasons for contingent truths)
    The principle that the sufficient reason for any contingent proposition 'a is F' is that 'a is F' is true in the best possible world.
    Worlds (in philosophy)(modal metaphysics)
    Possible ways the universe could be or could have been—like alternate realities with different facts and events.
    entails(describes a logical relationship between statements)
    Logically forces or guarantees; if A entails B, then whenever A is true, B must also be true.

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    rival constraint(in logic and system design)
    A competing rule or requirement that works against another rule instead of supporting it; they conflict with each other.
    unique optimum(in optimization and decision theory)
    A single best or perfect solution or state—one that is clearly better than all others with no ties.
    vacuously unsatisfiable(in logic and constraint theory)
    A condition that cannot be met because it's so strict or extreme that it becomes impossible to fulfill—like a rule that contradicts itself.

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