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determinism

philosophical belief that all events are determined completely by previously existing causes
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determinism

Summary

determinism is a world view[1]. determinism draws 1,579 Wikipedia views per month (world_view category, ranking #5 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • determinism's instance of is recorded as world view[3].
  • determinism is a type of philosophical theory[4].
  • determinism's Commons category is recorded as Determinism[5].
  • determinism is the opposite of indeterminism[6].
  • determinism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Determinism[7].
  • determinism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • determinism's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[9].
  • determinism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Determinism[10].
  • determinism's different from is recorded as fatalism[11].
  • determinism's different from is recorded as determinism[12].
  • determinism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Definition and Type

determinism's instance of is recorded as world view[3]. determinism is a type of philosophical theory[4]. determinism is the opposite of indeterminism[6].

Why It Matters

determinism draws 1,579 Wikipedia views per month (world_view category, ranking #5 of 41).[2] determinism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] determinism is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Thomas Hobbes

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Web NDL Authorities. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · TranqyPoo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1949854
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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