necessitarianism
[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m ]
/ nəˌsɛs ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
noun
the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
Origin of necessitarianism
First recorded in 1850–55;
necessitarian +
-ism
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH necessitarianism
determinism fatalism necessitarianismWords nearby necessitarianism
Example sentences from the Web for necessitarianism
In philosophy, Collins takes a foremost place as a defender of Necessitarianism.
By denying the substantiality of the ego it also confirmed the necessitarianism of Spinoza.
History of Modern Philosophy |Alfred William BennHis necessitarianism is modern, his scepticism is modern, and the difficulties in which it arises are modern too.
The Age of Tennyson |Hugh WalkerBut the political reconstruction which he proposes is too much determined by this old nightmare of necessitarianism.
What I Saw in America |G. K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for necessitarianism
necessitarianism
necessarianism (ˌnɛsɪˈsɛərɪəˌnɪzəm)
/ (nɪˌsɛsɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
philosophy another word for determinism Compare libertarian