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Determinism vs Fortuitism - What's the difference?

determinism | fortuitism |

As nouns the difference between determinism and fortuitism

is that determinism is the doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice while fortuitism is the doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.

determinism

English

Noun

  • (ethics) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
  • (computing) The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.

    • Synonyms

    * fatalism

    Antonyms

    * indeterminism

    Related terms

    * deterministic * non-determinism * predeterminism

    See also

    * compatibilism * incompatibilism

    External links

    * (wikipedia "determinism") English words suffixed with -ism

    fortuitism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.

    • References

    * fortuitism, The Free Dictionary