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finalism
[ fahyn-l-iz-uhm ]
noun
- the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
finalism
/ ˈfaɪnəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- philosophy the doctrine that final causes determine the course of all events
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Derived Forms
- ˌfinaˈlistic, adjective
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Example Sentences
This determinism is in the one case what Bergson calls "radical finalism," and in the other "radical mechanism."
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The errors and puerilities of radical finalism are due to the misapprehension of this point.
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M. Bergson's form of finalism depends upon his conception of life.
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The point in Bergson's system which seems least in harmony with theistic belief is his criticism and rejection of finalism.
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Real finalism saves many deaths, many sufferings, and many abortions.
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