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Incompatibilism vs Fatalism - What's the difference?

incompatibilism | fatalism |

Incompatibilism is a see also of fatalism.


As nouns the difference between incompatibilism and fatalism

is that incompatibilism is (philosophy) the doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other while fatalism is fate, fatality, the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.

incompatibilism

Noun

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

    * compatibilism

    fatalism

    Noun

  • The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.
  • Synonyms

    * determinism * predestination * predeterminism

    Antonyms

    * free will * freedom * indeterminism

    See also

    Are fate and choice compatible? * compatibilism () * incompatibilism () English words suffixed with -ism ----