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Determinism vs Superdeterminism - What's the difference?

determinism | superdeterminism |

As nouns the difference between determinism and superdeterminism

is that determinism is (ethics) the doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice while superdeterminism is (physics) a generalization of determinism that includes the complete absence of free will.

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

    superdeterminism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia superdeterminism)
  • (physics) A generalization of determinism that includes the complete absence of free will