Definition of determinism in English:

determinism

noun dɪˈtəːmɪnɪz(ə)mdəˈtərməˌnɪzəm

mass nounPhilosophy

The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes regarded as external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions.
〔哲〕决定论
Example sentencesExamples
- His system admits no contradiction between free will and determinism, the God of philosophy and that of the Quran.
- Such a view reconciles free will not with determinism but with the highly plausible thesis of universal event causation.
- So, would you like to go again on your attempt to explain why you think I was wrong to call you on this, or do you want to talk about free will and determinism?
- Compatibilist philosophies seek to reconcile free will and determinism in a modern time.
- Conferences of philosophers on determinism and freedom aren't the same as they used to be.

Derivatives

determinist

adjective & noundɪˈtəːmɪnɪstdəˈtərmɪnəst

Philosophy

This was the issue I was raising with my statement that ‘the Christian Church sometimes understates the determinist viewpoint because it makes such harsh punishments seem more merited.’
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus the choice between a dual aspect theory and a functionalist theory brings with it a choice between sophisticated libertarian and sophisticated determinist conceptions of freedom.
- In speaking of Hume as a determinist, we must, however, bear in mind that this does not in his case carry any pledge of allegiance to a reign of necessity in nature.
- Other incompatibilists, hard determinists, have a less optimistic view, holding that determinism is true and that no persons have free will.
- What Epicurus said is that a determinist cannot criticize the doctrine of Free Will because he admits his own criticism is itself determined.

Definition of determinism in US English:

determinism

noundəˈtərməˌnɪzəmdəˈtərməˌnizəm

Philosophy

The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions.
〔哲〕决定论
Example sentencesExamples
- Such a view reconciles free will not with determinism but with the highly plausible thesis of universal event causation.
- Compatibilist philosophies seek to reconcile free will and determinism in a modern time.
- His system admits no contradiction between free will and determinism, the God of philosophy and that of the Quran.
- So, would you like to go again on your attempt to explain why you think I was wrong to call you on this, or do you want to talk about free will and determinism?
- Conferences of philosophers on determinism and freedom aren't the same as they used to be.

单词	determinism
释义	Definition of determinism in English: determinism noun dɪˈtəːmɪnɪz(ə)mdəˈtərməˌnɪzəm mass nounPhilosophy The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes regarded as external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. 〔哲〕决定论 Example sentencesExamples His system admits no contradiction between free will and determinism, the God of philosophy and that of the Quran. Such a view reconciles free will not with determinism but with the highly plausible thesis of universal event causation. So, would you like to go again on your attempt to explain why you think I was wrong to call you on this, or do you want to talk about free will and determinism? Compatibilist philosophies seek to reconcile free will and determinism in a modern time. Conferences of philosophers on determinism and freedom aren't the same as they used to be. Derivatives determinist adjective & noundɪˈtəːmɪnɪstdəˈtərmɪnəst Philosophy This was the issue I was raising with my statement that ‘the Christian Church sometimes understates the determinist viewpoint because it makes such harsh punishments seem more merited.’ Example sentencesExamples Thus the choice between a dual aspect theory and a functionalist theory brings with it a choice between sophisticated libertarian and sophisticated determinist conceptions of freedom. In speaking of Hume as a determinist, we must, however, bear in mind that this does not in his case carry any pledge of allegiance to a reign of necessity in nature. Other incompatibilists, hard determinists, have a less optimistic view, holding that determinism is true and that no persons have free will. What Epicurus said is that a determinist cannot criticize the doctrine of Free Will because he admits his own criticism is itself determined. Definition of determinism in US English: determinism noundəˈtərməˌnɪzəmdəˈtərməˌnizəm Philosophy The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. 〔哲〕决定论 Example sentencesExamples Such a view reconciles free will not with determinism but with the highly plausible thesis of universal event causation. Compatibilist philosophies seek to reconcile free will and determinism in a modern time. His system admits no contradiction between free will and determinism, the God of philosophy and that of the Quran. So, would you like to go again on your attempt to explain why you think I was wrong to call you on this, or do you want to talk about free will and determinism? Conferences of philosophers on determinism and freedom aren't the same as they used to be.
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