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单词 indeterminism
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Definition of indeterminism in English:

indeterminism

noun ɪndɪˈtəːmɪnɪz(ə)mˌɪndəˈtərmənɪzəm
mass noun
  • 1Philosophy
    The doctrine that not all events are wholly determined by antecedent causes.

    〔哲〕非决定论

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If it turns out that both determinism and indeterminism have these three intellectual virtues, can we come to a judgement about which one has the crowning virtue?
    • For any freedom not compatible with determinism would require indeterminism; and what is undetermined would happen by luck and could not be a free and responsible action.
    • In the realm of microphysics, where we have strong (but still contestable) evidence of indeterminism, our ordinary causal notions do not easily apply.
    • The second main reply to that argument is that it involves an incoherent mix of determinism and indeterminism.
    • If the world were governed by strictly deterministic laws, might it still look as though indeterminism reigns?
  • 2The state of being uncertain or undecided.

    不确定;未定

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The new world is full of uncertainty, indeterminism and states that our knowledge is limited.
    • I thought it may be indeterminism, but no such luck.
    • Indeed, introducing indeterminism adds little in the way of worthwhile possibilities, opportunities, or competences to a universe.
    • The indeterminism made it uncertain whether she would go back to help or press onward.

Derivatives

  • indeterminist

  • nounˌɪndɪˈtəːmɪnɪstˌɪndəˈtərmənəst
    • Like William James, Popper was an indeterminist who saw history as a series of unforeseeable events.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Compatibilists could in principle be indeterminists but in fact are nearly always determinists.
      • This is an argument that indeterminists like to use against determinists, since a world without regret is a sad world.
      • If actions originate from noncausal events as indeterminists claim, then they are chaotic and untamed.
      • Hence, it would seem that the indeterminist wants us to ground responsibility in the ability to act irrationally.
  • indeterministic

  • adjectiveɪndɪtəːmɪˈnɪstɪk
    • She might deny, that every event is caused, thereby claiming that the universe is causally indeterministic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The choice between an indeterministic interpretation of quantum theory and a deterministic interpretation cannot be made on these grounds.
      • Many philosophers find the idea of indeterministic causation counterintuitive.
      • It's not as if they have indeterministic physics in their brains whereas the rest of us have deterministic physics.
      • But if they are indeterministic, might not interference produce a result that has a probability greater than zero, and so be consistent with the laws?

Definition of indeterminism in US English:

indeterminism

nounˌindəˈtərmənizəmˌɪndəˈtərmənɪzəm
  • 1Philosophy
    The doctrine that not all events are wholly determined by antecedent causes.

    〔哲〕非决定论

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If it turns out that both determinism and indeterminism have these three intellectual virtues, can we come to a judgement about which one has the crowning virtue?
    • The second main reply to that argument is that it involves an incoherent mix of determinism and indeterminism.
    • For any freedom not compatible with determinism would require indeterminism; and what is undetermined would happen by luck and could not be a free and responsible action.
    • In the realm of microphysics, where we have strong (but still contestable) evidence of indeterminism, our ordinary causal notions do not easily apply.
    • If the world were governed by strictly deterministic laws, might it still look as though indeterminism reigns?
  • 2The state of being uncertain or undecided.

    不确定;未定

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The indeterminism made it uncertain whether she would go back to help or press onward.
    • I thought it may be indeterminism, but no such luck.
    • The new world is full of uncertainty, indeterminism and states that our knowledge is limited.
    • Indeed, introducing indeterminism adds little in the way of worthwhile possibilities, opportunities, or competences to a universe.
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