Title: Determinism - Wikipedia
Headings: Determinism
Determinism
Contents
Varieties
Causal determinism
Nomological determinism
Necessitarianism
Predeterminism
Biological determinism
Fatalism
Theological determinism
Logical determinism
Adequate determinism
Many-worlds
Philosophical varieties
Determinism in nature/nurture controversy
Determinism and prediction
Structural determinism
With free will
With the soul
With ethics and morality
History
Western tradition
Newtonian mechanics
Eastern tradition
Buddhism
Modern scientific perspective
Generative processes
Compatibility with the existence of science
Mathematical models
Quantum and classical mechanics
Day-to-day physics
Quantum realm
Other matters of quantum determinism
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Content: The opposite of determinism is some kind of indeterminism (otherwise called nondeterminism) or randomness. Determinism is often contrasted with free will, although some philosophers claim that the two are compatible. Determinism often is taken to mean causal determinism, which in physics is known as cause-and-effect. It is the concept that events within a given paradigm are bound by causality in such a way that any state (of an object or event) is completely determined by prior states. This meaning can be distinguished from other varieties of determinism mentioned below. Other debates often concern the scope of determined systems, with some maintaining that the entire universe is a single determinate system and others identifying other more limited determinate systems (or multiverse ). Numerous historical debates involve many philosophical positions and varieties of determinism. They include debates concerning determinism and free will, technically denoted as compatibilistic (allowing the two to coexist) and incompatibilistic (denying their coexistence is a possibility). Determinism should not be confused with self-determination of human actions by reasons, motives, and desires. Determinism is about interactions which affect our cognitive processes in our life.