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The doctrine that every event has a cause. The main philosophical interest of determinism has been in assessing its implications for free will.

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Can determinists take decisions?

triangle but never actualize it) or irrelevant (before a ball moves, it might go everywhere, except it only could/will go in a specific direction); The take-away is this: if you want to understand determinism
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How can we be accountable if we are chemically programmed?

if you accept full determinism, the notion of accountabilty becomes void. … Is determinism not inherently nihilist in that a person is a victim of circumstances and his urges so his own struggles come to nothing? …
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