Meaning of DETERMINISM
| Pronunciation: | | di'turmu`nizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will |
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| | See Also: | | fatalism, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | |
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| | Definition: | | \De*ter"min*ism\, n. (Metaph.)
The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and
invincibly determined by motives.
Its superior suitability to produce courage, as
contrasted with scientific physical determinism, is
obvious. --F. P. Cobbe.
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| | Related Terms: | | aftertime, afteryears, by-and-by, Calvinism, course ahead, crystal ball, distant future, election, eventuality, expectation, fatalism, foresight, forward look, future, future tense, futurism, futurity, hereafter, immediate future, immediate prospect, imminence, near future, offing, outlook, posteriority, predestinarianism, predeterminism, prediction, probability, project, prophecy, prospect, the future, the morrow, the sweet by-and-by, time ahead, time just ahead, time to come, tomorrow |
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