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necessitarianism

[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.


necessitarianism

/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛərɪəˌnɪzəm; nɪˌsɛsɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. philosophy another word for determinism Compare libertarian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

By denying the substantiality of the ego it also confirmed the necessitarianism of Spinoza.

His necessitarianism is modern, his scepticism is modern, and the difficulties in which it arises are modern too.

In philosophy, Collins takes a foremost place as a defender of Necessitarianism.

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