| NOUN | cognition | determinism | (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes |
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| Sounds | dihter'mahnih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | (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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| Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
| Narrower | fatalism | A philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them |
| Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
| Spanish | determinismo | |
| Catalan | determinisme | |
| Adjectives | deterministic | an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes |
| Nouns | determinist | anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny |
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