self-determinism

[self-di-tur-muh-niz-uhm, self-]

noun

Philosophy.

1. a theory that every present state or condition of the self is a result of previous states or conditions of the self.

Example Sentences

African nations need true self-determinism because “we are so far from uprooting ourselves from colonialism,” according to the Iowa-born actress who was raised in Zimbabwe.

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“So on the exterior of things, she does appear maidenlike and vulnerable, so it really needed an actor like Daisy Ridley who has an essence of strength and self-determinism,” McCarthy said of turning to the hero of the latest “Star Wars” films for the title role.

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“She replaced the name she was known by, Alexandrina, with Victoria, a name that didn’t exist in England at the time. You have to think that this was self-determinism, victory over her childhood.”

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The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard cited her own experience rising from an office secretary to become the first female CEO of a Fortune 50 company as an example of the self-determinism and potential of the “God-given gifts” in everyone.

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“Chandelier”, the hit single from the album, exploded onto the airwaves this spring and set the record’s tone of victim-to-victor self-determinism.

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