necessitarian

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die der philosophischen Lehre des Necessitarianismus anhängt, wonach alle Ereignisse einschließlich menschlicher Handlungen durch vorangehende Ursachen determiniert sind und es keinen freien Willen gibt.

A noun referring to a person who adheres to the philosophical doctrine of necessitarianism, which holds that all events, including human actions, are determined by prior causes and that free will does not exist.

1. Believer in determinismC2formal

   A person who holds the philosophical view that all events, including human actions, are determined by prior causes and that free will does not exist.

   Vertreter des Determinismus

   • The necessitarian argued that every choice is predetermined by past events.
   • In the debate, the necessitarian challenged the concept of moral responsibility.
   • Many necessitarians base their views on a scientific understanding of causality.

   Synonymedeterminist

   Antonymelibertarian