Necessitarian (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The philosopher argued that humans are subject to inevitable forces beyond their control, aligning her views with those of a necessitarian.
- As a necessitarian, he rejected the idea that human decisions are anything more than the inevitable result of prior causes.
- The debate over free will and determinism raged on, with the necessitarian arguing that every effect has a prior cause.
- Her necessitarian views were heavily influenced by the scientific discoveries of her time, which seemed to indicate that human behavior is entirely subject to physical laws.
- As a necessitarian, he saw human actions as the inevitable result of prior causes and rejected the idea of moral responsibility.