This was the idea that, contrary to what economic determinists such as Marx said, different “realms” of society could operate according to different principles.
和马克思的经济决定论相反，他认为，社会的不同领域可以在不同原则下运行。
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On the objectivity of the laws of social history, western historical determinists asserted: there are objective-in-itself laws in the social history, while non-determinists denied them.
关于社会历史规律的客观性问题，西方历史决定论者承认社会历史有自在客观性规律；
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We are also causal determinists - we assume that outcomes are caused by preceding events.This combination of sensing patterns and inferring causes leaves us wide open to superstitious beliefs.