determinist

Speech parts

1. determinist - Noun

2. determinist - Adjective

Meaning

One who believes in determinism. Also adj.; as, determinist theories.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Antonyms

firebrand procrastinator not inevitable

Hypernyms

necessitarian

Examples

I am a determinist. As such, I do not believe in free will. The Jews believe in free will. They believe that man shapes his own life. I reject that doctrine philosophically. In that respect I am not a Jew. Albert Einstein

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it. Aldous Huxley

The stronghold of the determinist argument is the antipathy to the idea of chance...This notion of alternative possibility, this admission that any one of several things may come to pass is, after all, only a roundabout name for chance. William James

On the determinist hypothesis an omnipotent God could have prevented all sin by creating us with better natures and in more favourable surroundings. ... Hence we should not be responsible for our sins to God. J. M. E. McTaggart

Combinations and syntheses of determinist theses, such as bio-environmental determinism, are even more common. Source: Internet

If Skinner's determinist theory is right, he is merely the focus of his environment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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