Determinism

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(Metaph.) The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives, preceding events, and natural laws. Its superior suitability to produce courage, as contrasted with scientific physical determinism, is obvious. - F. P. Cobbe.

Noun

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determinism - (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

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