voluntarism
noun
any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
voluntaristic
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a word derived from
voluntarism.
Example Sentences
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For most of its history England was one of the most decentralised and voluntaristic countries in the world—with self-governing cities, powerful local governments, volunteers keeping the show on the road.
From Economist ● Dec. 11, 2014
In a blogpost that analyses the way the Olympics coverage pushed this "voluntaristic" idea that "anyone can do it", Matt Bolton cites the comments of some of Team GB's gold medallists.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2012
The old voluntaristic drives, the 'rugged individualism' of both capital and labor, had lost their momentum.
From Time Magazine Archive
What particularly riles Andreski about Parsons is his "voluntaristic theory of action," which in essence states that to understand behavior it is necessary to take into account men's wishes, beliefs, resources and decisions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kant's a priori activity of the mind may thus in a sense supply an answer to Hume—but only in a voluntaristic philosophy which would probably have seemed too bold both to him and to Hume.
From Pragmatism by D. L. Murray
