Determinism Definition & Meaning

determinism
noun
  1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

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  • "psyvhic determinism"
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  • "stoics beleive in determinism"
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