Determinism is the philosophical position that events are entirely determined by pre-existing causes.
Determinism has many meanings in different fields:
Philosophy
- Determinism
- Deterministic system (philosophy)
- Economic determinism in philosophy of history
- Historical determinism
- Linguistic determinism
- Logical determinism
- Retrospective determinism
- Theological determinism
Psychology
- Psychological determinism
Sociology and anthropology
- Cultural determinism
- Environmental determinism
- Social determinism
- Technological determinism
- Nominative determinism
Environmental geography
- Climatic determinism
Biology
- Biological determinism
- Genetic determinism
- Determinism theory of hematopoiesis
Physics
- Superdeterminism
Mathematics
- Deterministic system
- Determinacy in set theory and game theory
Computer science
- Deterministic algorithm
- Deterministic automaton
- Deterministic finite automaton
Entertainment and media
- Determinism (film), a 2011 American crime drama film
See also
- Determination
- Indeterminacy (disambiguation)
- Determiner in linguistics
- Determinable (disambiguation)