determinism vs. indeterminism
[dih-tur-muh-niz-uhm]
/ dɪˈtɜr məˌnɪz əm /
noun
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the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
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the doctrine that all events, including human choices and decisions, have sufficient causes.
[in-di-tur-muh-niz-uhm]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr məˌnɪz əm /
noun
Philosophy.
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the doctrine that human actions, though influenced somewhat by preexisting psychological and other conditions, are not entirely governed by them but retain a certain freedom and spontaneity.
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the theory that the will is to some extent independent of the strength of motives, or may itself modify their strength in choice.
