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Compatibilism vs Compatibilist - What's the difference?

compatibilism | compatibilist |

In philosophy terms the difference between compatibilism and compatibilist

is that compatibilism is the doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas while compatibilist is a supporter of compatibilism.

As an adjective compatibilist is

of, pertaining to or supporting compatibilism, the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.

compatibilism

English

(wikipedia compatibilism)

Noun

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  • (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.

    • Antonyms

    * incompatibilism

    compatibilist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (philosophy) Of, pertaining to or supporting compatibilism, the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas
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    • , passage=Such a reply is not, however, in the spirit of the compatibilist strategy of interest here. }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A supporter of compatibilism

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "compatibilist")