determinist
Americannoun
plural
deterministsadjective
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In these scenes, we see a father’s attempt, clumsily yet movingly, to liberate his son from an overly determinist view of race and class.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2022
A soft determinist will assume that free will is compatible with determinism.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
It’s also clear that the determinist case for tech reform was mostly wishful thinking.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021
“Biological determinist arguments all have a similar form,” Dr. Lewontin once wrote in a takedown of sociobiology, dismissing such arguments as all envisioning the same flawed model of society.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021
The determinist, in the name of science, upholds diametrically opposite ideas, in the domain of psychology as well as in those of the economic or juridical sciences.
From Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) by La Monte, Robert Rives
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