determinism

Definition

The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

Etymology

Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine + -ism.

Example Sentences

• "Pereboom’s book presents probably the best available argument for hard incompatibilism (the view that free will is not compatible with causal determinism), and his defence of the sourcehood view is just part of this overall argument."