单词 | predeterminism |
释义 | predeterminismn. The belief or theory that all actions, events, etc., are predetermined. Cf. determinism n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > salvation, redemption > doctrine of salvation > [noun] > predestinarianism predestinarianism1722 predeterminism1876 1876 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Jan. 106 In order..not to efface all responsibility, predeterminism accepts a freedom of being. 1888 J. Martineau Study Relig. II. iii. ii. 325 This Predeterminism introduces new contradictions. 1929 Sci. Monthly June 538/2 The objection to the notion of capacity is its flavor of fatalism or predeterminism. 1956 C. J. Herrick Evol. Human Nature xvi. 211 In a mechanical system there is no uncaused action; every movement is determined in a lawful way. But this determinism does not necessarily imply predeterminism. 1991 P. Kurtz Transcendental Temptation iii. xv. 425 One can also ask: What is the ‘influence’ of the celestial bodies? Does astrology involve a theory of determinism, predeterminism, or fate? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876 |
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