"incompatibilism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From in- + compatibilism or incompatible + -ism. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|in-|compatibilism}} in- + compatibilism, {{affix|en|incompatible|-ism}} incompatible + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} incompatibilism (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other. Wikipedia link: en:incompatibilism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: hard determinism Related terms: incompatibilistic, incompatibilist, impossibilism Translations (Translations): Inkompatibilismus [masculine] (German)
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