determinism

Example Sentences

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“It’s something I really take to heart because while there is a lot of social determinism in French society, my experience shows you can succeed.”

From New York Times

In an engrossing work from the 1950s titled “Historical Inevitability,” the philosopher Isaiah Berlin held that “for historians determinism is not a serious issue.”

From New York Times

In fact, it's one of the best cases of nominative determinism we've come across for a while.

From BBC

I found myself drawn to forums and articles on space-time and the theory of determinism.

From Seattle Times

It is tempting to postulate technological determinism as the answer to this question: Why are extremism, irrationality, fear and censoriousness especially rampant where they should be next to nonexistent?

From Washington Post