DETERMINISM
\dɪtˈɜːmɪnˌɪzəm], \dɪtˈɜːmɪnˌɪzəm], \d_ɪ_t_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives.
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The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives.
By Noah Webster.
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A system of philosophy which denies liberty of action to man, holding that the will is not free, but is invincibly determined by motives; specifically, in the scholastic philosophy, the doctrine that our will is invincibly determined by a providential motive, that is to say by a motive with which divine Providence always furnishes us, so as in our mental deliberations to make the balance incline in accordance with His law. "Determinism.
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This name is applied by Sir W. Hamilton to the doctrine of Hobbes, as contradistinguished from the ancient doctrine of fatalism."-Fleming.
By Daniel Lyons
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In psychoanalysis the theory that all mental activity is conditioned and determined by unconscious as well as conscious impulses.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].