- DETERMINISM
- the view that all events are to be understood as the necessary outcome of certain CAUSES and so may be regarded as instances of laws.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
DETERMINISM
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determinism — determinist, n., adj. deterministic, adj. deterministically, adv. /di terr meuh niz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws. 2. the doctrine that all events, including human choices and decisions, have… … Universalium
determinism — also known as soft determinism and championed by Hume, is a theory which holds that free will and determinism are compatible. According to Hume, free will should not be understood as an absolute ability to have chosen differently under exactly… … Mini philosophy glossary
Determinism — Karl Marx’s theory of historical materialism, his predictions (for example concerning the increasing immiserization of the poor and the collapse of capitalism), and Marxist laws of history/ capitalism all lead to the issue of determinism.… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
