biological determinism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biological determinism
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Still, honest acknowledgement of the presence of biological determinism and conspiratorial thinking in youth communities might help counter it.
From Slate ● May 19, 2022
While using the term DNA in metaphorical ways is mostly harmless, there are some situations where it can actually be harmful — especially when it veers into biological determinism.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2021
This is where Kosinski’s work strays into biological determinism.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2018
As English professor Valerie Rohy explains in her book “Lost Causes,” biological determinism emerged in part as an answer to homophobic ideas about gay men and women falling prey to seductive cultural and communal forces.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2018
In Defense of Wishful Thinking In my most recent post and others—and in chats with George Johnson and Robert Wright on Bloggingheads.tv—I rail against biological determinism and defend free will.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2011
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