Title: Determinism - By Branch / Doctrine - The Basics of Philosophy
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Determinism
Content: At atomic scales, for instance, the paths of objects can only be predicted in a probabilistic way. Some argue that quantum mechanics is still essentially deterministic; some argue that it just has the appearance of being deterministic; some that quantum mechanics negates completely the determinism of classical Newtonian mechanics. Types of Determinism
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Causal Determinism (or Nomological Determinism) is the belief that future events are necessitated by past and present events combined with the laws of nature. Thus, all events have a cause and effect and the precise combination of events at a particular time results in a particular outcome. Logical Determinism is the notion that all propositions (i.e. assertions or declarative sentences), whether about the past, present or future, are either true or false. The question then arises as to how choices can be free, given that what one does in the future is already determined as true or false in the present. Environmental Determinism (or Climatic or Geographical Determinism) is the view that the physical environment, rather than social conditions, determines culture. Biological Determinism is the idea that all behavior, belief and desire is fixed by our genetic endowment and make-up and cannot be changed.