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Determinism vs Determination - What's the difference?

determinism | determination |


As nouns the difference between determinism and determination

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 determination is the act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Determinism vs Necessarianism - What's the difference?

determinism | necessarianism |


As nouns the difference between determinism and necessarianism

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 necessarianism is (philosophy|metaphysics|theology) an extreme form of determinism that holds that all phenomena, including the will, are subject to immutable rules of cause and effect; necessitarianism.

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 vs Determinist - What's the difference?

determinism | determinist |


As nouns the difference between determinism and determinist

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 determinist is an advocate of determinism.

As an adjective determinist is

characteristic of determinism.

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.

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