The Garden of Forking Paths
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Main Ideas
- Multiplicity and branching of realities: the idea that every choice creates a new reality, and all possible outcomes exist simultaneously.
- The labyrinth as a metaphor for life and time: the labyrinth symbolizes the complexity and multivalence of human life and history.
- The interconnection of time and space: the concept that time can be represented as a garden of forking paths, where each moment leads to multiple possible futures.
- The idea of infinity: an exploration of the endless possibilities and paths that life and history can take.
- Philosophical reflections on fate and free will: an examination of how choices and chance affect a person's destiny.

Date of publication: 25 June 2024
Last updated: 14 July 2024
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Genre: Classical literature