1. Noun
The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives.
2. noun
The idea that events follow from earlier causes in a determined way.
The view that events are fixed by prior causes or conditions.
3. Noun
(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
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