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necessitarianism

necessitarianismnoun

Translations

Necessitarianism is a philosophical theory that suggests all events are determined by necessity.

Нецессианизм — это философская теория, предполагающая, что все события определены необходимостью.

Definitions

The philosophical doctrine that all events, including moral choices, are determined by previously existing causes.

The debate on free will versus determinism often includes discussions on necessitarianism.

(Theology) The doctrine that God necessarily acts according to His nature and could not have willed otherwise.

Spinoza's necessitarianism asserted that even God's actions were compelled by divine nature.

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