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Determinism
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What's The Definition Of Determinism?
[n] a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
Synonyms | Synonyms for Determinism: Related Terms | Find terms related to Determinism: 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 See Also | fatalism | philosophical doctrine | philosophical theory Determinism In Webster's Dictionary \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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