Possibilism

Possibilism

Possibilism may refer to:

Geography

* Possibilism (geography), a theory of cultural geography

Philosophy

* Possibilism also known as Modal realism, which holds that possible worlds other than our own exist

Politics

* Possibilism (French Socialist), a 1880s faction of the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France
* Possibilism and Possibilists, a somewhat derogatory term for Reformist Socialism and Social democracy


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