determinism

Noun
  1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes;
    Often understood as denying the possibility of free will (synset 105979953)
    referred to in: philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    is a type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
    subtypes: fatalism - a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

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