determinism
determinism — 名詞
1. the philosophical idea that every event, action, or state of affairs is the nece
決定論
所有事件由先前原因必然決定的理論
the philosophical idea that every event, action, or state of affairs is the necessary result of what came before it, so that nothing could have happened differently — a view that typically denies that humans have free will
Mira rejected hard determinism, arguing that people's choices genuinely shape their futures.
Mira 拒絕了硬性決定論，主張人們的選擇確實能塑造自己的未來。
hard determinism + reject — disagreeing with the doctrine
In his lecture on determinism, Professor Tamar showed how the theory applies to human decision-making.
在他的決定論課堂上，Tamar 教授展示了這套理論如何應用於人類的決策過程。
lecture on determinism — academic context phrase
Rodrigo argues that determinism removes the basis for praising or blaming anyone.
Rodrigo 主張決定論取消了讚美或責備任何人的基礎。
determinism + removes the basis for — stating a consequence
Hana felt uneasy about biological determinism, which seemed to reduce behaviour to genes alone.
Hana 對生物決定論感到不安，因為它似乎將人類行為簡化為基因的作用。
biological determinism — compound form specifying the type
- hard determinism
- soft determinism
- biological determinism
- economic determinism
- reject determinism
- determinism vs. free will
- fatalism
Fatalism is the belief that events are fixed by fate or destiny; determinism relies on cause-and-effect chains rather than a mysterious fate.
- predestination
Predestination is a theological concept (God has preordained everything), whereas determinism is usually a secular philosophical or scientific position.
- necessitarianism
A rare, formal synonym for determinism used mainly in academic philosophical writing.
- free will
The belief that humans can make genuine choices not fully determined by prior causes; the main debate in philosophy pits determinism against free will.
- indeterminism
The philosophical position that not all events are causally determined; often linked to quantum mechanics.
用法筆記
Frequently modified by adjectives that specify the kind of determinism: hard (denies free will entirely), soft (allows for some freedom within causal laws), biological, economic, or environmental. Distinguish from fatalism, which attributes events to fate rather than to a chain of physical causes.
常見錯誤
同根字
- determine動詞B2
- determined形容詞B1
- determinist名詞C1
- deterministic形容詞C1
- predetermine動詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- debate about determinism
- problem of determinism
副詞搭配
- causally
- biologically
介系詞搭配
- of determinism
- in determinism