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necessarianism

noun

Etymology

From necessarian + -ism.

  1. derived from necessārius
  2. derived from necessaire
  3. inherited from necessarye
  4. formed as necessarian — “necessary + -ian”
  5. suffixed as necessarianism — “necessarian + ism”

Definitions

  1. An extreme form of determinism that holds that all phenomena, including the will, are…

    An extreme form of determinism that holds that all phenomena, including the will, are subject to immutable rules of cause and effect; necessitarianism.

    • While not acceptable to all Unitarians, the philosophical determinism known as Necessarianism, identified with Hartley and Priestley, also proved persuasive to many, both ministers and laymen.
    • To cut a long story short, this led to the emergence of a new form of necessarianism. People are conditioned to behave as they do, so freedom is an illusion. This form of necessarianism may be called ‘behaviourist necessarianism’.

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