necessitarianism

[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.

necessitarianism

/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛərɪəˌnɪzəm; nɪˌsɛsɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. See libertarian, determinism
   philosophy another word for determinism Compare libertarian

Derived Forms

• neˌcessiˈtarian, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of necessitarianism¹

First recorded in 1850–55; necessitarian + -ism

Example Sentences

But the political reconstruction which he proposes is too much determined by this old nightmare of necessitarianism.

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By denying the substantiality of the ego it also confirmed the necessitarianism of Spinoza.

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His necessitarianism is modern, his scepticism is modern, and the difficulties in which it arises are modern too.

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In philosophy, Collins takes a foremost place as a defender of Necessitarianism.

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