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Incompatibilism vs Determinism - What's the difference?

incompatibilism | determinism |

As nouns the difference between incompatibilism and determinism

is that incompatibilism is the doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other while determinism is the doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

incompatibilism

Noun

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  • (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other.
  • Antonyms

    * compatibilism

    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

    See also

    * compatibilism * incompatibilism