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View synonyms for necessitarianism
necessitarianism
[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
necessitarianism
/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛərɪəˌnɪzəm; nɪˌsɛsɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /
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Derived Forms
- neˌcessiˈtarian, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of necessitarianism1
First recorded in 1850–55; necessitarian + -ism
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Example Sentences
But the political reconstruction which he proposes is too much determined by this old nightmare of necessitarianism.
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By denying the substantiality of the ego it also confirmed the necessitarianism of Spinoza.
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His necessitarianism is modern, his scepticism is modern, and the difficulties in which it arises are modern too.
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In philosophy, Collins takes a foremost place as a defender of Necessitarianism.
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