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单词 necessitarianism
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necessitarianism

[ nuh-ses-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]
/ nəˌsɛs ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
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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, necessitarianism

Words nearby necessitarianism

necessarily, necessary, necessary condition, necessary stool, necessitarian, necessitarianism, necessitate, necessitous, necessitude, necessity, Necessity is the mother of invention
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Example sentences from the Web for necessitarianism

  • In philosophy, Collins takes a foremost place as a defender of Necessitarianism.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
  • By denying the substantiality of the ego it also confirmed the necessitarianism of Spinoza.

    History of Modern Philosophy|Alfred William Benn
  • His necessitarianism is modern, his scepticism is modern, and the difficulties in which it arises are modern too.

    The Age of Tennyson|Hugh Walker
  • But 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

Derived forms of necessitarianism

necessitarian or necessarian, noun, adjective
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