Necessitarianism

Necessitarianism

A metaphysical principle that denies that any facts or events are contingent or indeterminate, from human actions to the laws of physics themselves.

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necessitarianism

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A metaphysical principle that denies that any facts or events are contingent or indeterminate, from human actions to the laws of physics themselves.

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Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- ...

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necessitarian

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One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.

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